Blackledge River Greenway & Old Willimantic Turnpike
4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Blackledge River Greenway & Old Willimantic Turnpike is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Four Corners, CT. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 466 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Blackledge River Greenway 41.66176, -72.45486
Nearest town Four Corners, CT
Directions
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Blackledge River Greenway & Old Willimantic Turnpike
4.1 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 281–466 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
- Start on Blackledge River Greenway, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Blackledge River Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading S.
- 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 surface
16% dirt84% 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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