Stony Hill–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches
5.4 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Stony Hill–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near West Granby, CT. The route passes McLean Game Refuge Beach, McLean Game Refuge Beach, Salmon Brook Park Beach and 2 more. It climbs 374 ft. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 377 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93361, -72.83242
Nearest town West Granby, CT
Directions
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Stony Hill–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 3 beaches
5.4 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 182–379 ft
Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge
Trailhead: 41.93361, -72.83242
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Stony Hill.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chestnut Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Grove Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 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 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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