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Pachaug State Forest

Bear Cave & Ledgenwood Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Bear Cave & Ledgenwood Road is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Voluntown, CT. The route reaches Bear Cave. It climbs 912 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 502 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.54101, -71.85775
Nearest town Voluntown, CT
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Bear Cave & Ledgenwood Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 227–501 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.54101, -71.85775

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Coal Pit Hill Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miPass Bear Cave.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ledgenwood Road, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pachaug-state-forest-viewpoint-pachaug-state-forest-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-16-km-395e

Trail surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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