Hampton Reservoir via Fayette Wright Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route reaches Hampton Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 425 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 738 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83162, -72.04863
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Hampton Reservoir via Fayette Wright Road
5.7 mi · ▲ 425 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 591–738 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.83162, -72.04863
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Hampton Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Fayette Wright Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 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
28% dirt72% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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- Natchaug Forest Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Papineau Marsh & Natchaug Forest Trail 9.4 mi · ▲ 704 ft
- Natchaug Forest Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Hampton Reservoir via Fayette Wright Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Natchaug Forest Trail 5 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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