Red
8.7 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Red is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Laurel Glen, CT. It climbs 879 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi112 – 449 ft · steepest grade: 15%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52185, -71.81090
Nearest town Laurel Glen, CT
Directions
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Red
8.7 mi · ▲ 879 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 112–450 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.52185, -71.81090
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 70° · precip 88% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 2.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Red, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Red, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 76°F70°
Precip88%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity78%
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
79°62°
Thu
87°69°
Fri
93°71°
Sat
91°70°
25%
Sun
92°71°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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