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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 70° · precip 81% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:03 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

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F70°
Precip81%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity83%
Rained 0.8″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 31% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 39% rain5 AM: 45% rain6 AM: 30% rain7 AM: 30% rain8 AM: 31% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 37% rain11 AM: 49% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 81% rain2 PM: 72% rain3 PM: 56% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 20% rain6 PM: 23% rain7 PM: 28% rain8 PM: 9% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Tue 78°64°
Wed 76°60°
Thu 87°71°
Fri 90°72°
Sat 89°71° 20%
Sun 89°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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