SAVIN ROCK TRAIL:
WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
-BIKE IT OR HIKE IT-
Last Updated: May 6, 2025
Length: Savin Rock Trail; 2.3 miles
Difficulty: Easy. Flat paved trail. Wide open to the elements and wind.
Directions:
From I-95 take exit 24 to Route 162 (Saw Mill Rd) and head right (southeast). Continue straight on Kelsey Ave which brings you to Captain Thomas Blvd. It appears all of the parking lots located along the trail require a resident permit.
The Savin Rock Trail travels from Bradley Point Park East, to Sandy Point along a waterfront greenway that includes beaches, parks and the Savin Rock Conference Center & Museum. Views of Long Island Sound exist along most of the trail. At Sandy Point a walking path leads out to a Bird Sanctuary.
The Savin Rock Trail is part of the EAST COAST GREENWAY , a planned biking & hiking route stretching 3,000 miles from Maine South, to Florida. When complete it will traverse 15 states with a mostly off-road path.
Starting from Ocean Ave, next to the Seabluff Beach parking lot (Resident Permit required) [Western End]; Playground located here. Travel past the playground and you'll come to the start of the Savin Rock Trail, which travels East, over a bridge, across Cove River to a circle sitting area.
Note; Left, North, a paved trail leads up to Ocean Ave.
The trail travels above the beach & bluff past Veterans' Memorials to Bradley Point. The trail then continues East, along the waterfront and beaches, passing by the Bradley Point Beach parking lot and Savin Rock before passing by the Savin Rock Conference Center & Museum at 0.5 miles. Lots of docks jut out into the water. You'll pass by Savin Rock Park and Old Grove Park where you'll find restrooms at 0.8 miles. You then travel through West Walk, a private beach area before coming to Washington Ave and Beach St at 1.2 miles. Here the trail travels between Beach St and the waterfront and beaches. Pass by the entrance to Morse Park on your left at 1.6 miles. After crossing over Old Field Creek you'll pass by the Sandy Point parking lot at 1.9 miles. The trail continues North, alongside 1st St, ending after 2.3 miles at Monahan Pl, next to the West Haven Boat Launch.
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