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Hop River State Park Trail

Valley Falls Park Beach & Webster Pond via Hop River Linear Park

3.9 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Valley Falls Park Beach & Webster Pond via Hop River Linear Park is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Hop River State Park Trail near Vernon Center, CT. The route passes Valley Falls Park Beach and Valley Falls Park Beach before reaching Webster Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 537 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 22%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82388, -72.46220
Nearest town Vernon Center, CT
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Valley Falls Park Beach & Webster Pond via Hop River Linear Park

3.9 mi · ▲ 537 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 310–594 ft

Out & Back · Hop River State Park Trail

Trailhead: 41.82388, -72.46220

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftBear right onto Hop River Linear Park, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wildflower Meadow Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miPass Webster Pond.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftReach Valley Falls Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  40. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftTurn left onto Hop River Linear Park, heading SE.
  45. 0.7 miBear left, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/valley-falls-park-beach-valley-falls-park-beach-out-back-53e0

Trail surface

37% gravel15% dirt48% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 88°68° 51%
Fri 94°71° 37%
Sat 91°71° 42%
Sun 94°69° 19%
Mon 92°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 14 min before dark.

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