Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach & Laurel Grove Road via Vortex is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Wadsworth Falls State Park near Middlefield, CT. The route reaches Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach. It is mostly level, with 233 ft of elevation gain. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 246 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52282, -72.69352
Nearest town Middlefield, CT
Directions
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Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach & Laurel Grove Road via Vortex
2.5 mi · ▲ 233 ft · 57 min
Elevation 107–245 ft
Out & Back · Wadsworth Falls State Park
Trailhead: 41.52282, -72.69352
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Vortex, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left onto Laurel Grove Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Vortex, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt15% gravel58% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
80°65°
Thu
88°69°
22%
Fri
94°71°
35%
Sat
93°70°
36%
Sun
94°70°
19%
Mon
95°73°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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