AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

McLean Game Refuge

Broad Hill Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Broad Hill Road is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. It climbs 1,174 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91834, -72.85423
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Broad Hill Road

7.2 mi · ▲ 1,174 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 362–867 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.91834, -72.85423

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 2.7 miTurn left onto Broad Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Broad Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 2.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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/broad-hill-road-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

24% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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