Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
Brucker Fire Road & East Fire Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Brucker Fire Road & East Fire Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Clarks Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brucker Fire Road & East Fire Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 2–69 ft
Out & Back · 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Brucker Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach East Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- East Fire Road & South Fire Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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