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Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Mud N Blood–North Fire Road, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Mud N Blood–North Fire Road, 4 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Wequetequock, CT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 39 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Fire Road 41.34785, -71.87873
Nearest town Wequetequock, CT
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Mud N Blood–North Fire Road, 4 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 1–40 ft

Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: North Fire Road · 41.34785, -71.87873

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on North Fire Road, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Fire Road, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftSharp left onto Tite N Twisty, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miBear right onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 400 ftBear left onto Mud N Blood, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Sinister Ridge, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto West Fire Road, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Shot Shell, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left onto North Fire Road, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miArrive 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/mud-n-blood-north-fire-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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