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McLean Game Refuge

Diamond Ledge Cliff via Broad Hill Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Diamond Ledge Cliff via Broad Hill Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. The route reaches Diamond Ledge Cliff at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,204 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 866 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91834, -72.85423
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Diamond Ledge Cliff via Broad Hill Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,204 ft · 2 hr 46 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 onto Broad Hill Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miReach Diamond Ledge Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 2.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 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/diamond-ledge-cliff-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

10% gravel90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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