Natchaug State Forest Beach & Edwin Way Teale Pond via CCC Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Phoenixville, CT. The route passes Natchaug State Forest Beach before reaching Edwin Way Teale Pond at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 642 ft. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 682 ft12.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84118, -72.09206
Nearest town Phoenixville, CT
Directions
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Natchaug State Forest Beach & Edwin Way Teale Pond via CCC Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 383–682 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.84118, -72.09206
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto CCC Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 2.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Edwin Way Teale Pond.
- 500 ftReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
44% dirt22% gravel34% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity82%
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
80°64°
Thu
91°69°
34%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
92°70°
41%
Sun
93°67°
16%
Mon
94°70°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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