AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Pachaug State Forest

Coal Pit Hill Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Coal Pit Hill Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Voluntown, CT. It climbs 370 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi226 – 440 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.54152, -71.85887
Nearest town Voluntown, CT
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Coal Pit Hill Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 227–441 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.54152, -71.85887

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Coal Pit Hill Road, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach Coal Pit Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 450 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/coal-pit-hill-road-out-back-7-km-3078

Trail surface

3% dirt97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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