Insect Hotel & Blackledge River Greenway
5.9 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Insect Hotel & Blackledge River Greenway is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Four Corners, CT. The route reaches Insect Hotel at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 293 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 522 ft6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64958, -72.43148
Nearest town Four Corners, CT
Directions
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Insect Hotel & Blackledge River Greenway
5.9 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 281–520 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: 41.64958, -72.43148
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Insect Hotel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
26% dirt74% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
86°69°
24%
Fri
94°71°
32%
Sat
91°70°
41%
Sun
93°70°
20%
Mon
93°71°
15%
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More from this trailhead
- Old Willimantic Turnpike 1.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Old Willimantic Turnpike 3.3 mi · ▲ 320 ft
- Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 292 ft
- Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Old Willimantic Turnpike Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 284 ft
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