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Natchaug State Forest

Natchaug Forest Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Natchaug Forest Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 682 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

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

3.3 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 629–683 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 miTurn right onto Natchaug Forest Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  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-4fd7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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