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.
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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 Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 65% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
- 0.4 miPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach McLean Game Refuge Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- McLean Game Refuge Beach & Salmon Brook Park Beach 5.1 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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