Holcomb Farm Viewpoint via Broad Hill Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Holcomb Farm Viewpoint via Broad Hill Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near Firetown, CT. The route reaches Holcomb Farm Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,189 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi361 – 866 ft6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91834, -72.85423
Nearest town Firetown, CT
Directions
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Holcomb Farm Viewpoint via Broad Hill Road
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,189 ft · 2 hr 46 min
Elevation 362–867 ft
Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge
Trailhead: 41.91834, -72.85423
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Broad Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Holcomb Farm Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.7 miSharp left, 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.
Trail surface
9% gravel91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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