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Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Birder & Jungle via North Fire Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Birder & Jungle via North Fire Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Barn Island Wildlife Management Area near Wequetequock, CT. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi0 – 69 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Fire Road 41.34029, -71.87560
Nearest town Wequetequock, CT
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Birder & Jungle via North Fire Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation -0–67 ft

Out & Back · Barn Island Wildlife Management Area

Trailhead: South Fire Road · 41.34029, -71.87560

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on South Fire Road, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mansfield, heading SE.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sinister Ridge, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left onto Mud N Blood, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Birder, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Venture Cutoff, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Birder, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto Jungle, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Rock Garden, heading NE.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Jungle, heading E.
  15. 250 ftReach Birder, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Jungle, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Birder, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Venture Cutoff, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Birder, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto North Fire Road, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 450 ftBear left onto Mud N Blood, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sinister Ridge, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto South Fire Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mansfield, heading SW.
  27. 500 ftTurn left onto South Fire Road, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftArrive 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/staunton-hill-out-back-6-km-0ea5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (1.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 76°60°
Thu 88°71°
Fri 89°72°
Sat 89°69° 15%
Sun 92°69° 15%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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