AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nipmuck State Forest

East Murray Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 22 min

East Murray Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Lake Chaffee, CT. It climbs 275 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 909 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.95121, -72.24008
Nearest town Lake Chaffee, CT
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East Murray Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 780–908 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 41.95121, -72.24008

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Bradley Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto East Murray Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.2 miReach East Murray Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miTurn right onto Bradley Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 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/east-murray-trail-out-back

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 88°67° 54%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 90°69° 41%
Sun 92°66° 16%
Mon 92°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.

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