Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach via Vortex is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Wadsworth Falls State Park near Middlefield, CT. The route passes Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach and Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 230 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52271, -72.69707
Nearest town Middlefield, CT
Directions
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Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach via Vortex
2.6 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 107–231 ft
Out & Back · Wadsworth Falls State Park
Trailhead: 41.52271, -72.69707
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Vortex, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftPass Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Wadsworth Falls State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% dirt88% unspecified
Weather
Heavy showersTemperature 79°F68°
Precip100%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 1.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue
81°65°
Wed
80°65°
Thu
89°69°
22%
Fri
95°72°
35%
Sat
93°70°
36%
Sun
94°71°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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