Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint & Laurel Loop Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint & Laurel Loop Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. The route reaches Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint & Laurel Loop Trail
6.4 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 349–505 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55692, -71.82428
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Laurel Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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