Old Ravenelle Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in West Thompson Dam Recreation Area near West Thompson, CT. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 358 ft2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old West Thompson Road 41.94557, -71.91096
Nearest town West Thompson, CT
Directions
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Old Ravenelle Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 44 min
Elevation 327–358 ft
Out & Back · West Thompson Dam Recreation Area
Trailhead: Old West Thompson Road · 41.94557, -71.91096
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old West Thompson Road, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Ravenelle Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Old Ravenelle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Old West Thompson Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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