McLean Game Refuge

Esker Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Esker Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. It climbs 252 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 328 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91790, -72.85201
Nearest town Firetown, CT

Directions

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Esker Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 247–329 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.91790, -72.85201

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left onto Esker Road, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach Esker Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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