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SaveConnecticut's largest State Forest of 26,000+ acres over 6 towns: Voluntown, Griswold, North Stonington, Sterling, Plainfield, and Preston. Features a popular 58 mile Moto Route, a dedicated horse camp with 3 marked loops up to 14 miles, plus youth, backpack, and RV/tent campsites. Home to a rare Atlantic White Cedar swamp, July-blooming native rhododendron, and massive stands of mountain laurel that put on stunning displays in early June. Trails for registered motorcycles, mountain bikes, and blue-blazed hike-only trails with connections to a large trail network in neighboring Rhode Island and Hopeville Pond State Park with more camping and swimming opportunities.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
eBikes Allowed:
No
Land Status: State Forest
Land Manager: CT DEEP
google parking directions Disclaimer:
Most of the blue-blazed trails are designated for foot traffic only. Some are park sanctioned for multi-use. Follow posted signs as changes are made to deal with erosion and trail damage that may not be reflected on the official park map. ALWAYS yield to horses.
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- Mountain Bike
120 trails
- Horse
48 trails
- Hike
143 trails
- Trail Running
140 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
58 trails
- Snowmobile
11 trails
- Snowshoe
3 trails
- Nordic Ski
2 trails
Region Details
- 71
- 5
- 36
- 7
Region Status
Caution as of May 23, 2025
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 144
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 120
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Horse
- 48
- Trails Hike
- 143
- Trails Trail Running
- 140
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 58
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 11
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 88 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,240 ft
- Total Vertical
- 414 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 603 ft
- Reports
- 84
- Photos
- 104
- Ridden Counter
- 5,718
Popular Pachaug State Forest Mountain Biking Trails
Pachaug State Forest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pachaug Beatdown | 22 miles |
Photos of Pachaug State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Pachaug Enduro Trail
119 |
Jun 30, 2021 @ 1:12pm
Jun 30, 2021
trail: Quinebaug Trail
25 |
Jun 29, 2021 @ 2:05pm
Jun 29, 2021Videos of Pachaug State Forest Mountain Bike
7:59 |
63 |
Jan 21, 2024
3:21 |
79 |
Nov 19, 2023
5:37 |
95 |
Oct 28, 2023
6:32 |
101 |
Sep 15, 2023
trail: Pachaug/Nehantic Trail
0:53 |
290 |
Oct 12, 2020 , Voluntown
trail: Pachaug/Nehantic Trail
0:53 |
328 |
Oct 5, 2020 , Voluntown
trail: Pachaug/Nehantic Trail
6:50 |
302 |
Sep 23, 2020 , Voluntown
5:45 |
308 |
Nov 13, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail 1 Road | May 23, 2025 @ 5:33am May 23, 2025 | Wet | timsab | ||
| Trail 1 Road | May 23, 2025 @ 5:33am May 23, 2025 | Wet | timsab | ||
| Fire Tower Road | Jul 21, 2024 @ 1:39am Jul 21, 2024 | Ideal | timsab | ||
| Pachaug Horse Trail | Jul 21, 2024 @ 1:39am Jul 21, 2024 | Wet | timsab | ||
| Beaver View | Jul 21, 2024 @ 1:39am Jul 21, 2024 | Ideal | timsab | ||
| Stone Hill Road | Jul 21, 2024 @ 1:39am Jul 21, 2024 | Ideal | timsab | ||
| Headquarters Road | Jul 17, 2024 @ 10:08pm Jul 17, 2024 | Wet | timsab | ||
| Campground loop | Jul 3, 2024 @ 2:13am Jul 3, 2024 | Ideal | timsab | ||
| Cutoff Road/Pachaug/Nehantic Trails | Jul 3, 2024 @ 2:13am Jul 3, 2024 | Ideal | timsab | ||
| Trail 1 Road | Feb 25, 2024 @ 8:30am Feb 25, 2024 | Icy | timsab |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowdrums | comment | trail | activity #73578339 | Jun 11, 2025 @ 4:02pm 2 days |
| timsab | add | report | activity #72208235 and 1 more | May 23, 2025 @ 4:18am May 23, 2025 |
| timsab | add | report | activity #72092771 | May 21, 2025 @ 4:02am May 21, 2025 |
| ianbrzoza | wishlist | trail | activity #71876178 | May 17, 2025 @ 5:21pm May 17, 2025 |
| acalise | ridden | trail | activity #70946267 | May 3, 2025 @ 4:54pm May 3, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Under water, not rideable | Jun 11, 2025 @ 4:02pm 2 days | ||
| report | ... | Jul 4, 2024 @ 6:27am Jul 4, 2024 | ||
| trail | Relentless Chunk. | Nov 9, 2022 @ 4:56am Nov 9, 2022 | ||
| trail | This is not the Rhododendron trail, this is... | Apr 11, 2021 @ 5:16am Apr 11, 2021 | ||
| trail | Upper part of road closed for logging. We were... | Sep 14, 2020 @ 2:16pm Sep 14, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Pond | 1 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 3.7 km |
| Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest) | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3.8 km | |
| Camp Yawgoog | 1 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Wickaboxet Management Area | 6.4 km | ||||
| Arcadia Management Area | 47 | 72 | 39 | 3 | 6.6 km |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 120 | 65 miles | 4,386 ft | 26 miles | 413 ft | #8,948 | #3,743 | 41 | 82 | 1 | 2,145 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 1 mile | 95 ft | 3,570 ft | 118 ft | 68 | 96 | |||||
| Horse | 48 | 29 miles | 1,844 ft | 12 miles | 351 ft | #861 | #611 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Hike | 143 | 86 miles | 6,184 ft | 33 miles | 413 ft | #7,847 | #3,587 | 63 | 84 | 267 | ||
| Trail Running | 140 | 84 miles | 6,004 ft | 33 miles | 413 ft | #7,825 | #3,562 | 84 | 259 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 58 | 29 miles | 2,047 ft | 11 miles | 381 ft | #247 | #171 | 13 | 36 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 3,547 ft | 49 ft | 1,975 ft | 66 ft | 10 | ||||||
| Snowmobile | 11 | 9 miles | 535 ft | 4 miles | 266 ft | #54 | #28 | 2 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 2 miles | 75 ft | 3,058 ft | 223 ft | #690 | 1 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1,975 ft | 23 ft | 600 ft | 72 ft | |||||||
| Nordic Ski | 2 | 5,125 ft | 26 ft | 1,083 ft | 105 ft | #572 | 1 |
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