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Nathan Hale State Forest

Nathan Hale Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 54 min

Nathan Hale Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Nathan Hale State Forest near Andover, CT. It is mostly level, with 209 ft of elevation gain. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi394 – 627 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74932, -72.34893
Nearest town Andover, CT
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Nathan Hale Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 209 ft · 54 min

Elevation 393–626 ft

Out & Back · Nathan Hale State Forest

Trailhead: 41.74932, -72.34893

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Nathan Hale Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miReach Nathan Hale Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miArrive 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/nathan-hale-road-out-back-3-km-4a39

Trail surface

23% gravel6% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Andover, Connecticut