Fire Tower Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Fire Tower Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Doaneville, CT. It climbs 283 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi282 – 495 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.60261, -71.88923
Nearest town Doaneville, CT
Directions
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Fire Tower Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 283 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 281–497 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: 41.60261, -71.88923
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fire Tower Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Pachaug Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.5 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
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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- Pachaug Enduro Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 428 ft
- Pachaug Enduro Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 234 ft
- Welch Pond & Trail 2 - Pachaug East Connector 8.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Pachaug Horse Trail via Pachaug Enduro Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 287 ft
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