Fire Tower Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Fire Tower Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Doaneville, CT. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 456 ft3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60125, -71.88267
Nearest town Doaneville, CT
Directions
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Fire Tower Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 281–456 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.60125, -71.88267
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 92% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fire Tower Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Pachaug Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 76°F69°
Precip92%Wind6 mphUV4Humidity82%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
80°63°
Wed
78°61°
Thu
86°69°
Fri
95°70°
20%
Sat
92°70°
31%
Sun
93°70°
17%
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- Pachaug Enduro Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 95 ft
- Trail 2 - Pachaug Connector 4 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Pachaug Horse Trail via Pachaug Enduro Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 145 ft
- Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector–Trail 2 - Pachaug Middle Connector, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 301 ft
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