Remains of old mill dam on Beaverdam Brook taken from northern end of foot bridge..jpg
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Natchaug State Forest Beach via CCC Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route reaches Natchaug State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 242 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 614 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81628, -72.09399
Nearest town Rawson, CT

Directions

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Natchaug State Forest Beach via CCC Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 242 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 476–612 ft

Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.81628, -72.09399

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 2 miReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2″ 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 79°63°
Thu 91°69° 31%
Fri 93°70° 31%
Sat 92°68° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 18%

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