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Trout Pond–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 4 beaches is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near West Granby, CT. The route passes McLean Game Refuge Beach, Salmon Brook Park Beach and Trout Pond. It climbs 535 ft. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi177 – 479 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94700, -72.83438
Nearest town West Granby, CT

Directions

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Trout Pond–McLean Game Refuge Beach, 4 beaches

5.8 mi · ▲ 535 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 176–477 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.94700, -72.83438

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miPass McLean Game Refuge Beach.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Chestnut Road, heading E.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miPass Salmon Brook Park Beach.
  19. 50 ftPass Trout Pond.
  20. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 150 ftReach Trout Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

13% grass87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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