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Looking southward at the Blackledge River from a foot bridge at the southernmost point on the border between Connecticut's Gay City State Park and Meshomasic State Forest.jpg
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Meshomasic State Forest

Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector

3.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Buckingham, CT. It climbs 336 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 738 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70393, -72.46404
Nearest town Buckingham, CT
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Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector

3.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 467–737 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.70393, -72.46404

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 200 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/golf-course-pond-golf-course-pond-out-back-6-km-a7e9

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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