Nathan Hall Quarry
3.6 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Nathan Hall Quarry is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Cobalt, CT. The route reaches Nathan Hall Quarry at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 401 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi384 – 748 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mulford Road 41.60593, -72.55676
Nearest town Cobalt, CT
Directions
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Nathan Hall Quarry
3.6 mi · ▲ 401 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 384–749 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Mulford Road · 41.60593, -72.55676
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Nathan Hall Quarry, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 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
23% dirt77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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