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Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Birder–East Fire Road Loop, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 50 min

Birder–East Fire Road Loop, 5 sights is a 2.4-mile loop in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Clarks Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi10 – 75 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Birder 41.34511, -71.85315
Nearest town Clarks Village, CT
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Birder–East Fire Road Loop, 5 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 50 min

Elevation 10–76 ft

Loop · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Birder · 41.34511, -71.85315

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Birder, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wicked, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto North Fire Road, heading NW.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Johnny Smith Single Track, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear left onto Jester, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jester Cutoff, heading S.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto East Fire Road, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/birder-loop-894b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.8″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:02 PM
Wed 76°61°
Thu 86°71°
Fri 90°71°
Sat 89°71° 15%
Sun 89°71° 15%
Mon 97°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:42 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:02 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:33 PM.

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