Valley Falls Park Beach via Hop River Linear Park is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route reaches Valley Falls Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 427 ft4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rockville Spur 41.83117, -72.47507
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT
Directions
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Valley Falls Park Beach via Hop River Linear Park
4.8 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 266–427 ft
Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail
Trailhead: Rockville Spur · 41.83117, -72.47507
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 70% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rockville Spur, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Hop River Linear Park, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Valley Falls Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miSharp left onto Rockville Spur, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
76% gravel18% dirt1% boardwalk5% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip70%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 2.4″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon
67°57°
28%
Tue
63°48°
19%
Wed
64°47°
Thu
65°44°
15%
Fri
63°51°
31%
Sat
60°51°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rockville Spur Trailhead
- Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur 6 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Talcottville Pond via Hop River Linear Park 3.6 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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