Massacoe State Forest

Town Pool & Town Forest Beach

2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min

Town Pool & Town Forest Beach is a 2-mile out-and-back in Massacoe State Forest near Tootin' Hills, CT. The route passes Town Forest Beach before reaching Town Pool at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 377 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.85460, -72.86735
Nearest town Tootin' Hills, CT

Directions

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Town Pool & Town Forest Beach

2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 46 min

Elevation 252–378 ft

Out & Back · Massacoe State Forest

Trailhead: 41.85460, -72.86735

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:08 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Town Forest Beach.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftReach Town Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 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

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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