Hampton Reservoir & Natchaug Forest Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route reaches Hampton Reservoir. It climbs 341 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi591 – 764 ft6.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82372, -72.05625
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Hampton Reservoir & Natchaug Forest Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 591–764 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.82372, -72.05625
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Hampton Reservoir.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Natchaug Forest Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miReach Hampton Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
42% dirt58% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM
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