Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Phoenixville, CT. The route passes Natchaug State Forest Beach and Natchaug State Forest Beach. It climbs 569 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi381 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84753, -72.08245
Nearest town Phoenixville, CT
Directions
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Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 569 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 381–612 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.84753, -72.08245
Weather Sep 21: Heavy drizzle, high 61°F / low 53° · precip 74% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto CCC Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Natchaug Forest Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto CCC Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 61°F53°
Precip74%Wind4 mphUV0Humidity98%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:51 PM
Mon
66°56°
39%
Tue
62°46°
19%
Wed
61°46°
Thu
63°44°
15%
Fri
60°49°
32%
Sat
57°51°
33%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
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- Governor's Island–Pine Acres Lake, 4 beaches 11.2 mi · ▲ 588 ft
- Pine Acres Lake–Black Spruce Pond, 4 lakes 12.4 mi · ▲ 670 ft
- Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 347 ft
- Natchaug State Forest Beach via CCC Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 311 ft
- Black Spruce Pond–Natchaug State Forest Beach, 4 sights 11.4 mi · ▲ 988 ft
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