Sunrise State Park Beach via Pine Brook Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Sunrise State Park Beach via Pine Brook Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Salmon River Division near Rock Landing, CT. The route reaches Sunrise State Park Beach at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 460 ft. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sunrise State Park Beach via Pine Brook Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 20–409 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River Division
Trailhead: 41.50468, -72.50737
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Pine Brook Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftReach Sunrise State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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