Haley Farm: short stone-dust bicycle return
Connecticut · Other separated ride
Follow the designated crushed-stone bicycle path southwest toward Bluff Point. Stay on the broad marked bike path at forks. Turn after half an outward mile, or earlier before the railway bridge approach, a barrier or unsuitable tread, and retrace. Exclude soil foot trails, shore paths, town streets and the Bluff Point extension.
Plan your ride
- Location
- Groton · Connecticut
- Ride length
- Up to 1 mile return
- Ride format
- Out-and-back
- Surface
- Stone-dust bicycle path
- Road crossings
- Follow the designated crushed-stone bicycle path southwest toward Bluff Point. Stay on the broad marked bike path at forks. Turn after half an outward mile, or earlier before the railway bridge approach, a barrier or unsuitable tread, and retrace. Exclude soil foot trails, shore paths, town streets and the Bluff Point extension.
- Elevation
- The named stone-dust bike trail is described as wheelchair accessible. That is qualitative context, not a maximum-slope survey; walk any loose or uncomfortable approach.
- Starting location
- Haley Farm State Park, 24 Haley Farm Lane, Groton, CT
Chosen half-mile outward cap, doubled. The state’s 0.8-mile named bicycle trail is a wider scope. The old map’s individual pieces are not used to assert an exact bridge-to-lot distance.
Approximate named public facility/access-area reference. Follow the written guide to designated public parking and the signed path; not a surveyed parking stall.
Haley Farm: short stone-dust bicycle return — detailed guide
Source review: 2026-10-21. A dated source review does not guarantee current-day conditions.
Groton, Connecticut · Up to 1 mile return · Stone-dust bicycle path
Start: Haley Farm Lane public entrance lot, Haley Farm State Park, 24 Haley Farm Lane, Groton, CT. Use the designated park lot at the end of Haley Farm Lane, beside the mapped toilet. Walk to the main bicycle path; residential drives and school parking are separate.
Ride: Follow the designated crushed-stone bicycle path southwest toward Bluff Point. Stay on the broad marked bike path at forks. Turn after half an outward mile, or earlier before the railway bridge approach, a barrier or unsuitable tread, and retrace. Exclude soil foot trails, shore paths, town streets and the Bluff Point extension.
Distance: Chosen half-mile outward cap, doubled. The state’s 0.8-mile named bicycle trail is a wider scope. The old map’s individual pieces are not used to assert an exact bridge-to-lot distance.
Permission and effort: The state explicitly permits cycling on the designated Haley Farm Bike Trail. The named stone-dust bike trail is described as wheelchair accessible. That is qualitative context, not a maximum-slope survey; walk any loose or uncomfortable approach.
Planning: 8 a.m.–sunset. State profile lists free entry. Yield to walkers, keep pets leashed and follow posted restrictions. This ordinary pedal-bicycle outing does not establish e-bike class eligibility.
Access reviewed October 20, 2026 Central (October 21 UTC): Current park page continues to list the bicycle path and gives no selected-path closure. The orientation map dates to 2014; use current signs. Stone dust can soften or wash out, and leaf cover, ice and bridge approaches require caution. This short outing ends before the railway bridge.
Bring water and choose suitable weather. Parking walking is extra. No surveyed parking-space pin or navigable GPX is supplied.
Sources: Current bicycle path and arrival · Published path and parking map