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- > 70%
- > 50%
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
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Trails Deemphasized
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Connecticut'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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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
118 trails
- Hike
138 trails
- Trail Running
135 trails
- Horse
46 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
54 trails
- Snowmobile
11 trails
- Snowshoe
3 trails
- Nordic Ski
2 trails
Region Details
- 69
- 5
- 36
- 8
Region Status
Caution as of Aug 1, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 140
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 118
- Trails E-Bike
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 138
- Trails Trail Running
- 135
- Trails Horse
- 46
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 54
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Trails Snowmobile
- 11
- Trails Snowshoe
- 3
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 87 miles
- Total Descent
- 6,276 ft
- Total Vertical
- 414 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 603 ft
- Reports
- 28
- Photos
- 92
- Ridden Counter
- 1,875
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
14 |
Jun 30, 2021 @ 1:12pm
Jun 30, 2021
trail: Quinebaug Trail
0 |
Jun 29, 2021 @ 2:05pm
Jun 29, 2021
trail: Trail 1 Road
5 |
Jun 22, 2021 @ 6:46am
Jun 22, 2021
trail: Frog Hollow Horse Camp Road
3 |
Jun 22, 2021 @ 6:31am
Jun 22, 2021
trail: Pachaug/Nehantic Trail
0 |
Jun 22, 2021 @ 5:19am
Jun 22, 2021
trail: Nehantic Trail
2 |
Jun 21, 2021 @ 2:14pm
Jun 21, 2021Videos of Pachaug State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Pachaug/Nehantic Trail
1:53 |
98 |
Oct 12, 2020 , My City
trail: Pachaug/Nehantic Trail
1:53 |
104 |
Oct 5, 2020 , My City
trail: Pachaug/Nehantic Trail
6:50 |
137 |
Sep 23, 2020 , My City
5:45 |
163 |
Nov 13, 2018
6:50 |
164 |
Nov 13, 2018
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail 1 Road | Mar 3, 2021 @ 4:29pm Mar 3, 2021 | Prevalent Mud | vnDtRk | ||
| Hell Hollow Road | Feb 16, 2021 @ 5:17am Feb 16, 2021 | Snow Covered | timsab | ||
| Fire Tower Road | Feb 15, 2021 @ 5:21am Feb 15, 2021 | Snow Packed | timsab | ||
| Blue White | Feb 7, 2021 @ 7:04am Feb 7, 2021 | Snow Covered | timsab | ||
| Wet Noodle | Aug 26, 2020 @ 9:06am Aug 26, 2020 | Dry | Todd4 | ||
| Pachaug-Quinebaug Crossover #1 | Aug 5, 2019 @ 4:36pm Aug 5, 2019 | Dry | Philkrzy | ||
| Trail 2 Connector | Jun 15, 2019 @ 4:09am Jun 15, 2019 | Variable | timsab | ||
| Pachaug Enduro Trail | Jun 15, 2019 @ 4:09am Jun 15, 2019 | Variable | timsab | ||
| Trail 2 Road | Jun 15, 2019 @ 4:09am Jun 15, 2019 | Variable | timsab | ||
| Legend Wood Moto Trail | Apr 30, 2019 @ 9:34am Apr 30, 2019 | Wet | CTNebraska QC NEMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gmcidade | wishlist | trail | North Shore Road | Nov 27, 2021 @ 3:40pm Nov 27, 2021 |
| primo86 | ridden | trail | Baby Jesus | Oct 29, 2021 @ 2:48pm Oct 29, 2021 |
| Jamesmooney | add | report | Trail 2 Connector (West) and 4 more | Aug 1, 2021 @ 11:07am Aug 1, 2021 |
 | PlumbBobM | add | photo | in Manchester, Connecticut, United States and 2 more | Jul 10, 2021 @ 3:45pm Jul 10, 2021 |
| PlumbBobM | add | trail | Hell Hollow Road and 1 more | Jul 2, 2021 @ 7:04pm Jul 2, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| trail | Fuck Carol Baskin | May 17, 2020 @ 6:16am May 17, 2020 | ||
 | trail | The Narragansett and other Blue Blazed trails... | May 7, 2020 @ 5:11am May 7, 2020 | ||
| trail | Wet. Really wet. Like a freaking swamp river... | Apr 17, 2020 @ 7:38pm Apr 17, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griswold Campus Trails | 3 | 2 | 5.7 km | ||
| Green Falls (Pachaug State Forest) | 7 | 6 | 5.7 km | ||
| Beach Pond | 5 | 15 | 2 | 5.9 km | |
| Camp Yawgoog | 17 | 4 | 1 | 7.6 km | |
| Arcadia Management Area | 7 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 8.4 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 | 118 | 66 miles | 4,564 ft | 27 miles | 413 ft | #8,620 | #3,632 | 37 | 26 | 1 | 707 | |
| E-Bike | 3 | 1 mile | 95 ft | 3,570 ft | 118 ft | 13 | 38 | |||||
| Hike | 138 | 85 miles | 6,220 ft | 33 miles | 413 ft | #7,654 | #3,475 | 55 | 28 | 139 | ||
| Trail Running | 135 | 83 miles | 6,040 ft | 33 miles | 413 ft | #7,641 | #3,464 | 28 | 28 | |||
| Horse | 46 | 28 miles | 1,831 ft | 12 miles | 351 ft | #653 | #438 | 14 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 54 | 27 miles | 1,972 ft | 11 miles | 381 ft | #208 | #141 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 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 | #53 | #27 | 2 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 3 | 2 miles | 75 ft | 3,058 ft | 223 ft | #490 | 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 | #378 |
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