Pixie Falls–Westford No 1 Dam, 3 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Natchaug State Forest near Westford, CT. The route passes Westford No 2 Dam and Westford No 1 Dam before reaching Pixie Falls at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 494 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi528 – 659 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90867, -72.13942
Nearest town Westford, CT
Directions
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Pixie Falls–Westford No 1 Dam, 3 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 530–660 ft
Out & Back · Natchaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.90867, -72.13942
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.2 miPass Westford No 2 Dam.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Westford No 1 Dam.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Pixie Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity86%
Rained 0.5″ yesterday (2.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
80°62°
Thu
90°68°
46%
Fri
93°70°
35%
Sat
91°69°
42%
Sun
92°66°
15%
Mon
93°70°
19%
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- Westford No 1 Dam & Westford No 2 Dam 2.7 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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