Pachaug State Forest

Tippecansett Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Tippecansett Trail is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. It climbs 361 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 505 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail 41.55692, -71.82428
Nearest town Beachdale, CT

Directions

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Tippecansett Trail

10.4 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 399–505 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55692, -71.82428

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Laurel Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tippecansett Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miReach Tippecansett Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 1.8 miSharp right onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading W.
  15. 1.3 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

54% dirt46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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