AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Railway & West Fire Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 40 min

Railway & West Fire Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Wequetequock, CT. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 39 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Fire Road 41.34029, -71.87560
Nearest town Wequetequock, CT
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Railway & West Fire Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 40 min

Elevation 0–40 ft

Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: South Fire Road · 41.34029, -71.87560

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on South Fire Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Little Shot Shell, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto West Fire Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miContinue straight onto North Fire Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Railway, heading N.
  6. 450 ftReach West Fire Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 450 ftBear left onto North Fire Road, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Fire Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Shot Shell, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/railway-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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