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.
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 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.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- Old Willimantic Turnpike 3.6 mi · ▲ 293 ft
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- Old Willimantic Turnpike 3.3 mi · ▲ 320 ft
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