Eastern Barndoor Hill–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches
4.3 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Eastern Barndoor Hill–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near West Granby, CT. The route passes McLean Game Refuge Beach and McLean Game Refuge Beach before reaching Eastern Barndoor Hill at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 475 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Eastern Barndoor Hill–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches
4.3 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 214–566 ft
Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge
Trailhead: 41.93361, -72.83242
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Grove Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Ridge Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Eastern Barndoor Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Grove Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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