Nipmuck State Forest

Bradley Trail–East Murray Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bradley Trail–East Murray Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Staffordville, CT. It climbs 296 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 909 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.95442, -72.25293
Nearest town Staffordville, CT

Directions

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Bradley Trail–East Murray Trail, 3 sights

3.6 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 648–908 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.95442, -72.25293

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto North Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Murray Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto East Murray Trail, heading SE.
  6. 1.2 miTurn left onto Bradley Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Murray Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 89°67° 54%
Fri 93°70° 39%
Sat 90°69° 41%
Sun 92°66° 16%
Mon 91°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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