Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route reaches Natchaug State Forest Beach. It climbs 670 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 412–612 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.81628, -72.09399
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 2 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto CCC Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:07 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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More from this trailhead
- NEFF Trail & Rooster Tail 15.4 mi · ▲ 383 ft
- Cat's Meow–Ghost Train, 3 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 354 ft
- Natchaug State Forest Beach via CCC Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 242 ft
- Natchaug Forest Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 379 ft
- Middle Road 4 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Natchaug Forest Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 272 ft
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