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Pachaug State Forest

Wyassup Lake & Fowler Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Wyassup Lake & Fowler Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near North Stonington, CT. The route reaches Wyassup Lake. It climbs 674 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 512 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48889, -71.87723
Nearest town North Stonington, CT
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Wyassup Lake & Fowler Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 674 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 316–512 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48889, -71.87723

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Wyassup Lake.
  3. 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Ledgenwood Road, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 1.6 miReach Wyassup Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-pond-out-back-13-km-0af4

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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