New Haven: Bluff Point Loop
Explore one of the last undeveloped shorelines in Connecticut on this 6.2-mile hike through Bluff Point Coastal Preserve.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 7.8
Waypoints
OLS001
Location: 41.3358116149902, -72.0333633422852
Head S on gravel path
OSL002
Location: 41.3340606689453, -72.0319290161133
L @ Y, heading up wooded hillside
OSL003
Location: 41.322380065918, -72.0317611694336
Pass crumbling stone walls of the home of John Winthrop, Connecticut’s 1st governor; continue S past aptly named Sunset Rock
OSL004
Location: 41.313159942627, -72.0298767089844
Wild shore roses cling to wind-battered headlands @ Mumford Point. Nice views: Seagulls surf winds and boats chug up Long Island Sound
OSL005
Location: 41.3141288757324, -72.0351867675781
Bluff Point: Scan W to see needlelike tip of Orient Point off Long Island
OSL006
Location: 41.3153190612793, -72.0360107421875
Turn L; cross Bluff Point Beach
OSL007
Location: 41.3197708129883, -72.0457763671875
Continue W along tidal fl ats of Poquonock River
OSL008
Location: 41.316291809082, -72.0539779663086
Bushy Point: Take in breaths of fresh air as you enjoy views to Pine and Fishers Islands. Backtrack to WPT 6 and turn L up the peninsula
OSL009
Location: 41.3235397338867, -72.0340805053711
L @ T, bearing N
OSL010
Location: 41.3288307189941, -72.0338973999024
Fog shrouds Poquonock River on cool mornings. Close loop @ WPT 2 and return to trailhead