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Natchaug State Forest

Natchaug Forest Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 49 min

Natchaug Forest Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 614 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81898, -72.09566
Nearest town Rawson, CT
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Natchaug Forest Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 49 min

Elevation 443–612 ft

Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.81898, -72.09566

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Natchaug Forest Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftArrive 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-3-km-6ffa

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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