Northgate Falls Loop
1.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 28 min
Northgate Falls Loop is a 1.2-mile loop in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. The route reaches Northgate Falls. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 420 ft1.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91958, -72.85457
Nearest town Firetown, CT
Directions
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Northgate Falls Loop
1.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 28 min
Elevation 265–421 ft
Loop · McLean Game Refuge
Trailhead: 41.91958, -72.85457
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Northgate Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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