Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
East Fire Road & South Fire Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min
East Fire Road & South Fire Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Clarks Village, CT. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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East Fire Road & South Fire Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min
Elevation 0–69 ft
Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
Trailhead: Birder · 41.34511, -71.85315
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto East Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto South Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Mansfield, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto South Fire Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach East Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mansfield, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto East Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:30 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:50 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:18 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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