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McLean Game Refuge

Westledge Trail Cascades & Carpenter's Falls

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Westledge Trail Cascades & Carpenter's Falls is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. The route passes Westledge Trail Cascades before reaching Carpenter's Falls at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 1,114 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 15%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91805, -72.85661
Nearest town Firetown, CT
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Westledge Trail Cascades & Carpenter's Falls

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,114 ft · 2 hr 23 min

Elevation 403–867 ft

Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge

Trailhead: 41.91805, -72.85661

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Westledge Trail Cascades.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 2.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftPass Carpenter's Falls.
  7. 250 ftReach Westledge Trail Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 2.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/westledge-trail-cascades-carpenters-falls-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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