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Pachaug State Forest

Laurel Loop Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Laurel Loop Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 505 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail 41.55692, -71.82428
Nearest town Beachdale, CT
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Laurel Loop Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 426–505 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55692, -71.82428

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Laurel Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 3.1 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/laurel-loop-trail-out-back-de65

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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