Pachaug State Forest

Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach–Freeman Trail, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach–Freeman Trail, 4 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. The route reaches Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi348 – 505 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail 41.55692, -71.82428
Nearest town Beachdale, CT

Directions

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Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach–Freeman Trail, 4 sights

9.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 349–505 ft

Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest

Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55692, -71.82428

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Laurel Loop Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left onto Freeman Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miPass Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach.
  9. 450 ftSharp left onto Galkin Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miReach Yawgoog Scout Reservation Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right onto Freeman Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading N.
  18. 1.3 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

72% dirt28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:50 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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