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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 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
OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
82°62°
Thu
90°68°
38%
Fri
94°71°
30%
Sat
92°69°
41%
Sun
94°68°
Mon
94°71°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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