Pachaug State Forest

Noah Ark Road & Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover

7.4 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Noah Ark Road & Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 492 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail 41.55072, -71.82662
Nearest town Beachdale, CT

Directions

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Noah Ark Road & Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover

7.4 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 381–493 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55072, -71.82662

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover, heading SE.
  3. 2.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Noah Ark Road, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover, heading W.
  15. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 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

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 76°F69°
Precip89%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 27% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 51% rain5 AM: 61% rain6 AM: 43% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 39% rain9 AM: 59% rain10 AM: 64% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 71% rain1 PM: 89% rain2 PM: 71% rain3 PM: 65% rain4 PM: 40% rain5 PM: 21% rain6 PM: 27% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 78°61°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 93°71° 16%
Sat 91°70° 27%
Sun 92°70° 16%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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