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Salmon River State Forest

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Blackledge River Greenway Trail, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Insect Hotel.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 450 ftTurn right onto Old Willimantic Turnpike, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftReach Insect Hotel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 400 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blackledge River Greenway, heading W.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/insect-hotel-blackledge-river-greenway-out-back-3-sights-9-km-d5e3

Trail surface

44% dirt56% 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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