Car Wreck
3.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Car Wreck is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Terramuggus, CT. The route reaches Car Wreck at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 478 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi568 – 856 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67465, -72.48658
Nearest town Terramuggus, CT
Directions
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Car Wreck
3.9 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 569–857 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.67465, -72.48658
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Car Wreck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
21% dirt79% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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