Bear Cave & Ledgenwood Road
9.9 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Bear Cave & Ledgenwood Road is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Voluntown, CT. The route reaches Bear Cave. It climbs 912 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi226 – 502 ft10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.54101, -71.85775
Nearest town Voluntown, CT
Directions
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Bear Cave & Ledgenwood Road
9.9 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 227–501 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.54101, -71.85775
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 76°F / low 70° · precip 89% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Coal Pit Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Bear Cave.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ledgenwood Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
44% dirt56% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 76°F70°
Precip89%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity81%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Tue
80°64°
Wed
78°61°
Thu
87°70°
Fri
94°71°
15%
Sat
92°71°
27%
Sun
92°71°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Coal Pit Hill Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 370 ft
- Ledgenwood Road 6.2 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Ledgenwood Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 633 ft
- Pachaug State Forest Viewpoint & Bear Cave via Coal Pit Hill Road 9.4 mi · ▲ 944 ft
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