Remains of old mill dam on Beaverdam Brook taken from northern end of foot bridge..jpg
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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.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81628, -72.09399
Nearest town Rawson, CT

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 2 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
  6. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto CCC Trail, heading E.
  20. 2.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 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

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 91°69° 31%
Fri 93°70° 31%
Sat 92°68° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 18%

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