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Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

North Fire Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

North Fire Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Wequetequock, CT. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 72 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Side Story 41.34378, -71.87834
Nearest town Wequetequock, CT
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North Fire Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

Elevation 0–73 ft

Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: West Side Story · 41.34378, -71.87834

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

  1. Start on West Side Story, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftBear left onto Upper West Side, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  5. 150 ftSharp left onto South Fire Road, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Shot Shell, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Fire Road, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto North Fire Road, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Jester Cutoff, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Jester, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jester Cutoff, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto North Fire Road, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto West Fire Road, heading S.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Shot Shell, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left onto Upper West Side, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 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/north-fire-road-out-back-3-km-f127

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 76°60°
Thu 88°71°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 89°69° 15%
Sun 92°69° 15%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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