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Stratton Brook State Park

Town Pool–Town Forest Beach, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 53 min

Town Pool–Town Forest Beach, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Stratton Brook State Park near West Simsbury, CT. The route passes Case Reservoir, Town Forest Beach and Town Pool before reaching Town Forest Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 328 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86881, -72.86283
Nearest town West Simsbury, CT
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Town Pool–Town Forest Beach, 3 lakes

2.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 53 min

Elevation 255–327 ft

Out & Back · Stratton Brook State Park

Trailhead: 41.86881, -72.86283

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miPass Case Reservoir.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftPass Town Forest Beach.
  8. 0.4 miReach Town Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftPass Town Forest Beach.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/town-pool-town-pool-out-back-10-lakes-4-km-b758

Trail surface

47% dirt53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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