Wangunk Meadows Wildlife Management Area

Gildersleeve Island

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Gildersleeve Island is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Wangunk Meadows Wildlife Management Area near Goodrich Heights, CT. The route reaches Gildersleeve Island at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi3 – 16 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62848, -72.62645
Nearest town Goodrich Heights, CT

Directions

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Gildersleeve Island

4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 4–16 ft

Out & Back · Wangunk Meadows Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: 41.62848, -72.62645

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miReach Gildersleeve Island, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead