Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach & Vortex is a 2-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 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 240 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52610, -72.69682
Nearest town Middlefield, CT
Directions
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Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach & Vortex
2 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 46 min
Elevation 107–239 ft
Out & Back · Wadsworth Falls State Park
Trailhead: 41.52610, -72.69682
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Vortex, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftPass Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 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
31% dirt69% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity77%
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
93°71°
22%
Fri
95°72°
35%
Sat
93°71°
36%
Sun
94°68°
19%
Mon
95°73°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Wadsworth Little Falls 1 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Wadsworth Falls–Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach, 3 beaches 2 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach via Vortex 2.2 mi · ▲ 314 ft
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