Prouts Neck Cliff Walk

The Cliff walk is closed indefinitely. Even to locals who live there because the storm in January made several places impassable. A woman died falling there two years ago. It’s a sad loss for all. The black point road is also closed at the inn because the road is literally falling into the sea after the storm. That should be repaired by next year. The town is working on it.

We paid to park at the beach, walked the beach to get there, and then were blocked from walking it by an older gentleman. There was an unofficial sign that was laminated that said "path closed today". The man had on a yellow flagging vest on and a clipboard, he told us that it was closed due to erosion. But when we went back to the beach and told the person taking money at the beach, they said they hadn't heard about the erosion, and weren't notified of anything from the police. And from talking to someone else, supposedly the gated community that lives near the cliff walk, doesn't want hikers near their houses. So, we think we were scammed into thinking there were dangerous conditions and this man was just paid to stand there looking official to keep tourists away. There was no official state or police sign, and this person stood in our way and basically threatened us from walking on the path. We tried to walk it on a Saturday.

This on the cliff walk website: “No bikes or wheeled vehicles are allowed on the Cliff Walk. No unattended bikes are to be left by the entrance area.” So you must walk to this spot from the public beaches or somehow carry your bike with you along the rocky trail.

There is no public parking, so there is no way to access this trail unless you live in the area, or park at the beach ($9 a person for out of state residents) a mile or two down the road and then hike to the trail.

Beautiful, but you do need to bike to it. No parking!

Parking is over a mile away at the state park and costs $20