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West Thompson Dam Recreation Area

West Thompson Lake & Old Blain Road via Old Ravenelle Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 19 min

West Thompson Lake & Old Blain Road via Old Ravenelle Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in West Thompson Dam Recreation Area near West Thompson, CT. The route reaches West Thompson Lake. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 358 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old West Thompson Road 41.94564, -71.91072
Nearest town West Thompson, CT
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West Thompson Lake & Old Blain Road via Old Ravenelle Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 308–358 ft

Out & Back · West Thompson Dam Recreation Area

Trailhead: Old West Thompson Road · 41.94564, -71.91072

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old West Thompson Road, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left onto Old Ravenelle Road, heading NE.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miPass West Thompson Lake.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Blain Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miReach West Thompson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Ravenelle Road, heading E.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right onto Old West Thompson Road, heading S.
  15. 200 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/west-thompson-dam-recreation-area-beach-west-thompson-dam-recreation-area-beach-out-back-3-beaches-7-km-d751

Trail surface

71% dirt7% paved1% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (1.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 82°62°
Thu 90°68° 38%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°69° 41%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 94°71° 19%

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