Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint
8 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint is an 8-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. The route reaches Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 274 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint
8 mi · ▲ 274 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 349–484 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.56395, -71.81177
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 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 NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:44 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:04 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:35 PM.
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