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Selden Neck State Park

Selden Neck State Park Beach

2.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 56 min

Selden Neck State Park Beach is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Selden Neck State Park near Hadlyme, CT. The route reaches Selden Neck State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 203 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 223 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40861, -72.41841
Nearest town Hadlyme, CT
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Selden Neck State Park Beach

2.5 mi · ▲ 203 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5–221 ft

Out & Back · Selden Neck State Park

Trailhead: 41.40861, -72.41841

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Selden Neck State Park Beach.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miReach Selden Neck State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/selden-neck-state-park-beach-out-back-3bd7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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