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Stratton Brook State Park

Town Pool & Town Forest Beach

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Town Pool & Town Forest Beach is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Stratton Brook State Park near West Simsbury, CT. The route passes Town Forest Beach and Town Pool before reaching Town Forest Beach at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi256 – 331 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.86836, -72.85434
Nearest town West Simsbury, CT
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Town Pool & Town Forest Beach

1.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 40 min

Elevation 255–330 ft

Out & Back · Stratton Brook State Park

Trailhead: 41.86836, -72.85434

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass Town Forest Beach.
  7. 0.4 miReach Town Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftPass Town Forest Beach.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 450 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-8-beaches-3-km-05e6

Trail surface

21% dirt79% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near West Simsbury, Connecticut