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Natchaug State Forest

Natchaug Forest Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Natchaug Forest Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 682 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81417, -72.08126
Nearest town Rawson, CT
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Natchaug Forest Trail

3.7 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 443–683 ft

Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.81417, -72.08126

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miSharp left onto Natchaug Forest Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miReach Natchaug Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 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/natchaug-forest-trail-out-back-5-km-ca01

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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