Westledge Trail Cascades & Broad Hill Road
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Westledge Trail Cascades & Broad Hill Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in McLean Game Refuge near West Granby, CT. The route reaches Westledge Trail Cascades at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,294 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Westledge Trail Cascades & Broad Hill Road
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,294 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 399–867 ft
Out & Back · McLean Game Refuge
Trailhead: Broad Hill Road · 41.95223, -72.84441
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 60°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Broad Hill Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Westledge Trail Cascades, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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