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Bluff Point Fire Road

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 4.1 (11)
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  2. CT
  3. …Eastern Connecticut
  4. …Groton
  5. Bluff Point State Park
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“A relatively easy out and back to the Bluff on dirt road. ”

Matthew Curtiss
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3.6

Miles

5.8

KM

100%

Runnable

102' 31 m

High

6' 2 m

Low

119' 36 m

Up

116' 35 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

7%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Birding · Fall Colors · Swimming

Beach closed to dogs and horses in springtime due to Tern nesting season.

Runner Notes

No big issues unless you go onto the singletrack.

Description

A nice wide open road out to the Bluff and back. Very flat out to the bluff. Once you get there, there are great views of Fisher's Island and Long Island Sound.

Once you head east and back towards Mumford Cove, there are some undulating hills and then a continuous hill back up to the foundation area. It's then about a mile of downhill road back to the picnic area.

Flora & Fauna

Coastal flora. Inland areas have lots of prickers and brambles but mostly off-trail.

Contacts

Land Manager: Connecticut DEEP

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Matthew Curtiss
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  4.1 from 11 votes

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#1

in Bluff Point State Park

#46

in Connecticut

#8,700

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Even the view from the parking lot is nice...
Apr 14, 2016 near Poquono…, CT
Heading through the trees on Bluff Point Fire Road.
Apr 13, 2016 near Poquono…, CT
This area is full of beaches and great for the whole family!
Apr 14, 2016 near Poquono…, CT

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Apr 22, 2018
Alex Gold
Awesome trail - there are enough mountain biking trails branching off of the main trail to run for an additional hour without even noticing!
Nov 7, 2017
Keven Babbitt
Just moved to CT and love the fact there is a nice trail to run. Fairly straight forward compared to the PNW, but I still enjoyed every minute. 3.4mi
Jan 1, 2017
Wendell Webber
2mi
Sep 17, 2016
Eric Heupel
Dog walk / nature outreach talk 3.6mi — 2h 01m

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