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McLean Game Refuge

Carpenter's Falls

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,636 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Carpenter's Falls is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near North Canton, CT. The route reaches Carpenter's Falls at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,636 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90725, -72.87080
Nearest town North Canton, CT
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Carpenter's Falls

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,636 ft · 3 hr 33 min

Elevation 403–936 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.90725, -72.87080

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 2.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach Carpenter's Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 2.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 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/carpenters-falls-out-back-13-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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