Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
Brucker Fire Road & South Fire Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Brucker Fire Road & South Fire Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Wequetequock, CT. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Brucker Fire Road & South Fire Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 0–32 ft
Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: South Fire Road · 41.33954, -71.87736
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Little Shot Shell, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Brucker Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miReach South Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto South Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Little Shot Shell, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from South Fire Road Trailhead
- Birder & Jungle via North Fire Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- North Fire Road 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Railway & West Fire Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft
- North Fire Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- North Fire Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 30 ft
- North Fire Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 30 ft
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