Best hikes in Big River Management Area

Ambleway maps 18 hikes in Big River Management Area, from a 1.2-mile walk to a 5.3-mile day out. 11 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Cooler Trail–Fisher Cat Loop, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Tarbox Pond–Big River Expressway, 5 sights, gaining 404 ft, and the network tops out at 429 ft.

• Carr's Pond–Tarbox Pond, 4 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 243 ft
• Big River Expressway–Circle Wood Loop, 5 sights 1.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft
• Sweet Sawmill Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
• New London Turnpike 2.2 mi · ▲ 112 ft
• Sweet Pond–Big River Expressway Loop, 8 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft
• Cooler Trail–Fisher Cat Loop, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 93 ft
• New London Turnpike & Sizzler 4.3 mi · ▲ 81 ft
• Barbie–Burnt Sawmill Road, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 194 ft
• Capwell Mill Pond & Burnt Sawmill Road 4.9 mi · ▲ 165 ft
• Tarbox Pond–Big River Expressway, 5 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 404 ft
• Sweet Pond–Fisher Cat Loop, 6 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 121 ft

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• Flat River Reservoir & Reynold's Pond 1.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
• Mini Maze? & Run In 1.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
• Elephant–Giant Slalum, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 201 ft
• Bottle–Foster's Folly, 5 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 60 ft
• Shoot The Moon 2.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
• Phelps Pond & Bottle via New London Turnpike 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
• Teeter Totter 4.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft