Pink Blazes
2.9 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Pink Blazes is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in UConn Forest Moss Tract near East Willington, CT. It climbs 408 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi390 – 558 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85586, -72.24186
Nearest town East Willington, CT
Directions
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Pink Blazes
2.9 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 390–559 ft
Out & Back · UConn Forest Moss Tract
Trailhead: 41.85586, -72.24186
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pink Blazes, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Pink Blazes, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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