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Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Fugitive Camp–Jester, 6 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Fugitive Camp–Jester, 6 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Wequetequock, CT. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 75 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Upper West Side 41.34121, -71.87781
Nearest town Wequetequock, CT
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Fugitive Camp–Jester, 6 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 0–76 ft

Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: Upper West Side · 41.34121, -71.87781

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start on Upper West Side, heading E.
  2. 450 ftSharp right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left onto Upper West Side, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  5. 150 ftSharp left onto South Fire Road, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Shot Shell, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Fire Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Fire Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Railway, heading NW.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Fugitive Camp, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Jester, heading N.
  12. 450 ftBear right onto Johnny Smith Single Track, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Fire Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 400 ftBear left onto Mud N Blood, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sinister Ridge, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading S.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mansfield, heading W.
  19. 500 ftTurn left onto South Fire Road, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Upper West Side, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Upper West Side, heading S.
  24. 450 ftArrive 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/fugitive-camp-jester-out-back-6-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:46 AMSunset 8:03 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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