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Pachaug State Forest

Cossaduck Hill & Wyassup Lake

6.9 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Cossaduck Hill & Wyassup Lake is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Bethel, CT. The route passes Wyassup Lake before reaching Cossaduck Hill at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 454 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 472 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.50358, -71.88238
Nearest town Bethel, CT
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Cossaduck Hill & Wyassup Lake

6.9 mi · ▲ 454 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 263–473 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.50358, -71.88238

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 1.3 miPass Wyassup Lake.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miReach Cossaduck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 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-out-back-11-km-71c2

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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