McLean Game Refuge

Beach Brook Falls via Broad Hill Road

10.1 mi · ▲ 2,005 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Beach Brook Falls via Broad Hill Road is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near North Canton, CT. The route reaches Beach Brook Falls at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 2,005 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90725, -72.87080
Nearest town North Canton, CT

Directions

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Beach Brook Falls via Broad Hill Road

10.1 mi · ▲ 2,005 ft · 4 hr 22 min

Elevation 403–936 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.90725, -72.87080

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 2.7 miTurn left onto Broad Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftReach Beach Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 2.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

5% gravel95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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