Pachaug State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Coal Pit Hill Road, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miPass Bear Cave.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ledgenwood Road, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 1.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  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 surface

44% dirt56% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 76°F70°
Precip89%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity81%
Rained 0.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 5% rain1 AM: 17% rain2 AM: 28% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 51% rain5 AM: 61% rain6 AM: 44% rain7 AM: 34% rain8 AM: 41% rain9 AM: 59% rain10 AM: 64% rain11 AM: 72% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 89% rain2 PM: 70% rain3 PM: 64% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 22% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 33% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 1% rain
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%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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