Insect Hotel–Blackledge River Greenway, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Insect Hotel–Blackledge River Greenway, 3 sights is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Salmon River State Forest near Terramuggus, CT. The route reaches Insect Hotel. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 377 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 41.66932, -72.45987
Nearest town Terramuggus, CT
Directions
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Insect Hotel–Blackledge River Greenway, 3 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 281–378 ft
Out & Back · Salmon River State Forest
Trailhead: connector · 41.66932, -72.45987
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Blackledge River Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Insect Hotel.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading SE.
- 300 ftReach Insect Hotel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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