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McLean Game Refuge

McLean Game Refuge Viewpoint–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 45 min

McLean Game Refuge Viewpoint–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches is a 5-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near The Gables, CT. The route passes Salmon Brook Park Beach, McLean Game Refuge Beach and McLean Game Refuge Beach before reaching McLean Game Refuge Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 305 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94716, -72.79734
Nearest town The Gables, CT
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McLean Game Refuge Viewpoint–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches

5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 180–306 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.94716, -72.79734

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
  16. 0.4 miPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftReach McLean Game Refuge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  35. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 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/mclean-game-refuge-viewpoint-mclean-game-refuge-beach-out-back-4-beaches-8-km-0dbf

Trail surface

5% grass1% gravel94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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