Diamond Ledge Cliff via Broad Hill Road
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,692 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Diamond Ledge Cliff via Broad Hill Road is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near North Canton, CT. The route reaches Diamond Ledge Cliff at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 1,692 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi404 – 935 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90725, -72.87080
Nearest town North Canton, CT
Directions
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Diamond Ledge Cliff via Broad Hill Road
9.1 mi · ▲ 1,692 ft · 3 hr 53 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Broad Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Diamond Ledge Cliff, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 surface
7% gravel93% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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