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Pachaug State Forest

Wyassup Lake via Ledgenwood Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Wyassup Lake via Ledgenwood Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Laurel Glen, CT. The route reaches Wyassup Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 365 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi325 – 512 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fowler Road 41.49227, -71.85864
Nearest town Laurel Glen, CT
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Wyassup Lake via Ledgenwood Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 326–512 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Fowler Road · 41.49227, -71.85864

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:50 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.9 miSharp left onto Ledgenwood Road, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Wyassup Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 0.9 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/wyassup-lake-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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