Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

North Fire Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

North Fire Road is a 2.8-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 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 36 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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North Fire Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 0–34 ft

Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: West Side Story · 41.34378, -71.87834

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 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. 0.2 miTurn left onto Shot Shell, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miBear left onto North Fire Road, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Shot Shell, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto West Fire Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Little Shot Shell, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  17. 150 ftBear left onto Upper West Side, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto West Side Story, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 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 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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