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Pachaug State Forest

Beach Pond via Laurel Loop Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Beach Pond via Laurel Loop Trail is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. The route reaches Beach Pond at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 505 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail 41.55692, -71.82428
Nearest town Beachdale, CT
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Beach Pond via Laurel Loop Trail

8.1 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 378–505 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55692, -71.82428

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Laurel Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Noah Ark Road, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach Beach Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 1.8 miSharp right onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.3 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/beach-pond-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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