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Nathan Hale Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Nathan Hale State Forest near Coventry Lake, CT. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi548 – 633 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74904, -72.33860
Nearest town Coventry Lake, CT

Directions

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Nathan Hale Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 548–634 ft

Out & Back · Nathan Hale State Forest

Trailhead: 41.74904, -72.33860

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Nathan Hale Road, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

13% gravel87% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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