AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Onion Mountain

Town Pool & Town Forest Beach

5.4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Town Pool & Town Forest Beach is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Onion Mountain near Canton Valley, CT. The route passes Town Forest Beach before reaching Town Pool at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 640 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.84112, -72.87767
Nearest town Canton Valley, CT
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Town Pool & Town Forest Beach

5.4 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 252–638 ft

Out & Back · Onion Mountain

Trailhead: 41.84112, -72.87767

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miPass Town Forest Beach.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miPass Town Pool.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miReach Town Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  19. 1.2 miArrive 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-9-km-7a6e

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:08 PM

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