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Pachaug State Forest

Bear Cave–Coal Pit Hill Road, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Bear Cave–Coal Pit Hill Road, 3 sights is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Laurel Glen, CT. The route reaches Bear Cave. It climbs 1,011 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 512 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48253, -71.84995
Nearest town Laurel Glen, CT
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Bear Cave–Coal Pit Hill Road, 3 sights

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 214–512 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48253, -71.84995

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Fowler Road, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Ledgenwood Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miPass Bear Cave.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Coal Pit Hill Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.8 miReach Bear Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto Ledgenwood Road, heading S.
  10. 3.1 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/bear-cave-out-back-11-km-c746

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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