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Natchaug State Forest

Pine Acres Lake–Black Spruce Pond, 4 lakes

12.4 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Pine Acres Lake–Black Spruce Pond, 4 lakes is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Phoenixville, CT. The route passes Natchaug State Forest Beach, Black Spruce Pond and Black Spruce Pond before reaching Pine Acres Lake at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 670 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi476 – 742 ft · steepest grade: 15%12.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84753, -72.08245
Nearest town Phoenixville, CT
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Pine Acres Lake–Black Spruce Pond, 4 lakes

12.4 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 4 hr 28 min

Elevation 476–740 ft

Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.84753, -72.08245

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto CCC Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
  6. 2 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miPass Black Spruce Pond.
  11. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miPass Black Spruce Pond.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miReach Pine Acres Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 3.3 miBear left, heading N.
  24. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/natchaug-state-forest-beach-natchaug-state-forest-beach-out-back-12-km-989f

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity83%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2.8″ 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 85°68° 36%
Fri 92°70° 32%
Sat 90°69° 41%
Sun 91°69° 16%
Mon 92°72° 19%

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