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Trout Pond–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 6 sights is a 5.9-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 300 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 331 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.93361, -72.83242
Nearest town West Granby, CT

Directions

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Trout Pond–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 6 sights

5.9 mi · ▲ 300 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 176–332 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 450 ftPass Trout Pond.
  24. 500 ftTurn right onto Chestnut Road, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear left onto Brook Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miBear right onto Valley Road, heading SW.
  27. 350 ftTurn right onto Grove Road, heading SW.
  28. 0.4 miSharp left onto Chestnut Road, heading NW.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  31. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  34. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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