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Pachaug State Forest

Noah Ark Road & Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover

7.4 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Noah Ark Road & Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi381 – 492 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail 41.55072, -71.82662
Nearest town Beachdale, CT
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Noah Ark Road & Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover

7.4 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 381–493 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55072, -71.82662

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover, heading SE.
  3. 2.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Noah Ark Road, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miReach Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover, heading W.
  15. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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/beach-pond-out-back-9-km-4a4e

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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