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James L. Goodwin State Forest

Pine Acres Lake & Goodwin Forest Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min

Pine Acres Lake & Goodwin Forest Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Clarks Corner, CT. The route reaches Pine Acres Lake. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi558 – 623 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.77569, -72.08224
Nearest town Clarks Corner, CT
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Pine Acres Lake & Goodwin Forest Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 50 min

Elevation 559–623 ft

Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest

Trailhead: 41.77569, -72.08224

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Pine Acres Lake.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 1 miTurn right onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Goodwin Forest Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miArrive 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/pine-acres-lake-goodwin-forest-trail-out-back-4-km-b136

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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