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Rockville Spur State Trail

Valley Falls Park Beach & Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur

11.7 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Valley Falls Park Beach & Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Rockville Spur State Trail near Rockville, CT. The route passes Envelope Pond and Valley Falls Park Beach before reaching Valley Falls Park Beach at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 724 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 18%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockville Spur 41.86346, -72.45467
Nearest town Rockville, CT
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Valley Falls Park Beach & Envelope Pond via Rockville Spur

11.7 mi · ▲ 724 ft · 4 hr 16 min

Elevation 240–594 ft

Out & Back · Rockville Spur State Trail

Trailhead: Rockville Spur · 41.86346, -72.45467

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rockville Spur, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Envelope Pond.
  3. 3.8 miSharp right onto Hop River Linear Park, heading SW.
  4. 1.5 miPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftPass Valley Falls Park Beach.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftReach Valley Falls Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 1.6 miSharp left onto Rockville Spur, heading W.
  37. 3.5 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/valley-falls-park-beach-valley-falls-park-beach-out-back-6-lakes

Trail surface

62% dirt31% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (4.7″ 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 80°64°
Thu 91°69° 53%
Fri 94°71° 37%
Sat 92°70° 41%
Sun 94°67° 18%
Mon 94°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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