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Roaring Brook Reserve

Roaring Brook Fish & Gam Club Dam via Florida Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 53 min

Roaring Brook Fish & Gam Club Dam via Florida Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Roaring Brook Reserve near Jewitt Corner, CT. The route reaches Roaring Brook Fish & Gam Club Dam at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 315 ft. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 482 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43892, -72.36801
Nearest town Jewitt Corner, CT
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Roaring Brook Fish & Gam Club Dam via Florida Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 53 min

Elevation 207–483 ft

Out & Back · Roaring Brook Reserve

Trailhead: 41.43892, -72.36801

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left onto Florida Road, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miReach Roaring Brook Fish & Gam Club Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.8 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/roaring-brook-fish-gam-club-dam-roaring-brook-fish-gam-club-dam-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 77°62°
Thu 90°70°
Fri 93°70° 24%
Sat 91°70° 30%
Sun 92°67° 16%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:36 PM.

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