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West Thompson Lake–West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in West Thompson Dam Recreation Area near West Thompson, CT. The route passes West Thompson Lake, West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach and West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 358 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.94457, -71.90180
Nearest town West Thompson, CT

Directions

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West Thompson Lake–West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach, 4 sights

2.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 51 min

Elevation 306–358 ft

Out & Back · West Thompson Dam Recreation Area

Trailhead: 41.94457, -71.90180

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 62°F / low 54° · precip 67% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass West Thompson Lake.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto Shoreline Road, heading W.
  7. 0.8 miPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Ravenelle Road, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miReach West Thompson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Shoreline Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 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

77% dirt14% paved9% grass

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 62°F54°
Precip67%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 14% rain3 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 12% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 1% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 44% rain1 PM: 65% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 58% rain4 PM: 60% rain5 PM: 31% rain6 PM: 41% rain7 PM: 30% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 24% rain11 PM: 39% rain
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:50 PM
Mon 68°57° 51%
Tue 64°47° 18%
Wed 63°47°
Thu 64°45° 16%
Fri 62°49° 33%
Sat 58°51° 36%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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