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.
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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 21: 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass West Thompson Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Shoreline Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miPass West Thompson Dam Recreation Area Beach.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Old Ravenelle Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach West Thompson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Shoreline Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1 mi · out & back · via Old West Thompson Road
- 1.4 mi · out & back · via Old West Thompson Road
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Shoreline Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Old Ravenelle Road
- 5.1 mi · out & back · via Old West Thompson Road
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Old Blain Road
- 6 mi · out & back · via Old Blain Road
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