AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Salmon River State Forest

Blackledge River Greenway & Old Slocum Road

5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Blackledge River Greenway & Old Slocum Road is a 5-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Four Corners, CT. It climbs 287 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 522 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackledge River Greenway 41.66176, -72.45486
Nearest town Four Corners, CT
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Blackledge River Greenway & Old Slocum Road

5 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 281–520 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Blackledge River Greenway · 41.66176, -72.45486

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Blackledge River Greenway, heading E.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Slocum Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miReach Blackledge River Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading E.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miArrive 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/blackledge-river-greenway-old-slocum-road-out-back

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°63°
Thu 87°69° 25%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°70° 41%
Sun 93°70° 21%
Mon 94°71° 15%

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