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Natchaug State Forest

Natchaug Forest Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Natchaug Forest Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 682 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

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

2.8 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 520–683 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 miTurn right onto Natchaug Forest Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miReach Natchaug Forest Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  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-4-km-3988

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

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