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McLean Game Refuge

Carpenter's Falls

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,147 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Carpenter's Falls is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. The route reaches Carpenter's Falls at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 1,147 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91834, -72.85423
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Carpenter's Falls

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,147 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 362–867 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.91834, -72.85423

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 2.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 250 ftReach Carpenter's Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 2.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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