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Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

North Fire Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 48 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 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 33 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Fire Road 41.34029, -71.87560
Nearest town Wequetequock, CT
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North Fire Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 48 min

Elevation -0–34 ft

Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: South Fire Road · 41.34029, -71.87560

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 65°F / low 56° · precip 83% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on South Fire Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Shot Shell, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Fire Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shot Shell, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto North Fire Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Shot Shell, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto West Fire Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Shot Shell, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading S.
  12. 0.1 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-4-km-f667

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light rainTemperature 65°F56°
Precip83%Wind5 mphUV2Humidity90%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 11% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 4% rain11 AM: 31% rain12 PM: 58% rain1 PM: 82% rain2 PM: 83% rain3 PM: 71% rain4 PM: 71% rain5 PM: 67% rain6 PM: 40% rain7 PM: 25% rain8 PM: 23% rain9 PM: 26% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 34% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 68°58° 37%
Tue 61°51° 28%
Wed 65°51°
Thu 66°50° 22%
Fri 60°53° 37%
Sat 57°53° 35%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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