Rocky Neck State Beach & Rocky Neck State Park Beach is a 2-mile out-and-back in Rocky Neck State Park near South Lyme, CT. The route passes Rocky Neck State Park Beach and Rocky Neck State Beach before reaching Rocky Neck State Park Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 85 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.31047, -72.25372
Nearest town South Lyme, CT
Directions
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Rocky Neck State Beach & Rocky Neck State Park Beach
2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5–86 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Neck State Park
Trailhead: 41.31047, -72.25372
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 60° · precip 85% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Rocky Neck State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Rocky Neck State Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Rocky Neck State Park Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Rocky Neck State Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% dirt10% grass9% paved6% gravel25% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 65°F60°
Precip85%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon
69°58°
26%
Tue
66°50°
29%
Wed
67°48°
Thu
67°46°
22%
Fri
62°52°
37%
Sat
60°53°
36%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 4 min before dark.
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