Nathan Hale Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Nathan Hale State Forest near Coventry Lake, CT. It climbs 308 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi423 – 614 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76453, -72.35823
Nearest town Coventry Lake, CT
Directions
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Nathan Hale Road
3.1 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 425–612 ft
Out & Back · Nathan Hale State Forest
Trailhead: 41.76453, -72.35823
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Nathan Hale Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Nathan Hale Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 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
22% gravel13% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:05 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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