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
Directions
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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Laurel Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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 surface
74% dirt26% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 76°F69°
Precip89%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity80%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:44 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
79°64°
Wed
78°61°
Thu
87°69°
Fri
93°71°
16%
Sat
91°70°
27%
Sun
91°70°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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