Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Rawson, CT. The route passes Natchaug State Forest Beach and Natchaug State Forest Beach. It climbs 250 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 627 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: CCC Trail 41.83744, -72.08437
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Natchaug State Forest Beach & CCC Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 383–626 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: CCC Trail · 41.83744, -72.08437
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on CCC Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
56% dirt44% 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
90°69°
34%
Fri
93°70°
31%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
92°66°
16%
Mon
93°70°
18%
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