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Pachaug State Forest

Cossaduck Hill & Beaver Pond

4.4 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Cossaduck Hill & Beaver Pond is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near North Stonington, CT. The route passes Cossaduck Hill and Beaver Pond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 410 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48569, -71.87870
Nearest town North Stonington, CT
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Cossaduck Hill & Beaver Pond

4.4 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 230–410 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48569, -71.87870

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 1.7 miReach Cossaduck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miPass Beaver Pond.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 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/cossaduck-hill-beaver-pond-out-back-9-km-6230

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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