Natchaug State Forest Beach via CCC Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Phoenixville, CT. The route reaches Natchaug State Forest Beach at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 311 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi387 – 614 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Kingsbury Road 41.84625, -72.08152
Nearest town Phoenixville, CT
Directions
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Natchaug State Forest Beach via CCC Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 388–612 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: Kingsbury Road · 41.84625, -72.08152
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left onto CCC Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miPass Natchaug State Forest Beach.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Natchaug State Forest Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 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
48% dirt52% 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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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