Remains of old mill dam on Beaverdam Brook taken from northern end of foot bridge..jpg
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Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route reaches Natchaug State Forest Beach. It climbs 444 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 682 ft · steepest grade: 16%8.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81417, -72.08126
Nearest town Rawson, CT

Directions

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Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 444 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 412–683 ft

Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.81417, -72.08126

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  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. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
  6. 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto CCC Trail, heading E.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left onto Natchaug Forest Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  22. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 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

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 1.5″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 91°69° 31%
Fri 92°70° 31%
Sat 91°68° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°69° 18%

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