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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on North Fire Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Fire Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Tite N Twisty, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Mud N Blood, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Sinister Ridge, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto West Fire Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shot Shell, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto North Fire Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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More from North Fire Road Trailhead
- North Fire Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- North Fire Road–South Fire Road, 4 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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