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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.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 69 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Birder 41.34511, -71.85315
Nearest town Clarks Village, CT
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Fire Road, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Fire Road, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brucker Fire Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miReach East Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto East Fire Road, heading NE.
  8. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brucker-fire-road-out-back-4-km-02bd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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