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Pachaug State Forest

Bassett Mill Road & Shetucket Turnpike

5.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Bassett Mill Road & Shetucket Turnpike is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Escoheag, RI. It is mostly level, with 249 ft of elevation gain. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi371 – 486 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shetucket Turnpike 41.62104, -71.78821
Nearest town Escoheag, RI
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Bassett Mill Road & Shetucket Turnpike

5.7 mi · ▲ 249 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 372–484 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Shetucket Turnpike · 41.62104, -71.78821

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

  1. Start on Bassett Mill Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1 miReach Shetucket Turnpike, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 2.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bassett-mill-road-shetucket-turnpike-out-back-9-km-7b0d

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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