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McLean Game Refuge

Trout Pond–Salmon Brook Park Beach, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Trout Pond–Salmon Brook Park Beach, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near The Gables, CT. The route passes Salmon Brook Park Beach, Salmon Brook Park Beach and Trout Pond. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 331 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94879, -72.79743
Nearest town The Gables, CT
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Trout Pond–Salmon Brook Park Beach, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 176–332 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.94879, -72.79743

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miPass Trout Pond.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Chestnut Road, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto Brook Road, heading W.
  18. 0.7 miBear right onto Valley Road, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn right onto Grove Road, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miSharp left onto Chestnut Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 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/trout-pond-salmon-brook-park-beach-loop-3-beaches-5-km

Trail surface

5% grass1% gravel94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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