Yawgoog Pond–Submarine Island, 6 sights
10 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Yawgoog Pond–Submarine Island, 6 sights is a 10-mile out-and-back in Pachaug State Forest near Beachdale, CT. The route passes Hidden Lake and Yawgoog Pond before reaching Submarine Island at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 302 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Yawgoog Pond–Submarine Island, 6 sights
10 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 321–505 ft
Out & Back · Pachaug State Forest
Trailhead: Laurel Loop Trail · 41.55692, -71.82428
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 76°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:44 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Laurel Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Freeman Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Hidden Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Hidden Lake.
- 0.9 miPass Submarine Island.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Yawgoog Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Freeman Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Laurel Loop Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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