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Pachaug State Forest

Cossaduck Hill & Wyassup Lake via Ledgenwood Road

9 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Cossaduck Hill & Wyassup Lake via Ledgenwood Road is a 9-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Laurel Glen, CT. The route passes Wyassup Lake before reaching Cossaduck Hill at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 733 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 512 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fowler Road 41.49227, -71.85864
Nearest town Laurel Glen, CT
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Cossaduck Hill & Wyassup Lake via Ledgenwood Road

9 mi · ▲ 733 ft · 3 hr 22 min

Elevation 263–512 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Fowler Road · 41.49227, -71.85864

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Ledgenwood Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miPass Wyassup Lake.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 1.7 miReach Cossaduck Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 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-16-km-d565

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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