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Salmon River State Forest

Blackledge River Greenway & Old Willimantic Turnpike

5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Blackledge River Greenway & Old Willimantic Turnpike is a 5-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Terramuggus, CT. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 358 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackledge River Greenway Trail 41.66716, -72.45931
Nearest town Terramuggus, CT
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Blackledge River Greenway & Old Willimantic Turnpike

5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 281–358 ft

Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest

Trailhead: Blackledge River Greenway Trail · 41.66716, -72.45931

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Blackledge River Greenway Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 400 ftTurn right onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading S.
  9. 350 ftReach Blackledge River Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading NW.
  16. 1 miArrive 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/insect-hotel-blackledge-river-greenway-out-back-3-sights-9-km

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2.1″ 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 80°64°
Thu 87°69° 27%
Fri 94°71° 33%
Sat 92°70° 42%
Sun 93°70° 21%
Mon 94°71° 16%

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