Machimoodus State Park Viewpoint & Sunrise State Park Beach
3.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Machimoodus State Park Viewpoint & Sunrise State Park Beach is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Machimoodus State Park near Scovill Landing, CT. The route passes Sunrise State Park Beach before reaching Machimoodus State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Machimoodus State Park Viewpoint & Sunrise State Park Beach
3.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 25–190 ft
Out & Back · Machimoodus State Park
Trailhead: 41.49857, -72.46655
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 86% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftPass Sunrise State Park Beach.
- 0.7 miReach Machimoodus State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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