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SavePaugnut State Forest’s 1,702 acres spread out over four locations in north central Torrington and abut Burr Pond and Sunny Brook state parks. The main section of Paugnut totals more than 1,200 acres and is home to the 2.1 mile John Muir Trail which connects the two parks via the forest.
CFPA maintains the hike-only John Muir Trail
CFPA maintains the hike-only John Muir Trail
source: Paugnut State Forest
google parking directions Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
3 trails
- Hike
15 trails
- Trail Running
4 trails
- Snowshoe
5 trails
- Nordic Ski
1 trails
Region Details
- 3
Region Status
Open as of Sep 4, 2022
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 15
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 3
- Trails Hike
- 15
- Trails Trail Running
- 4
- Trails Snowshoe
- 5
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 10 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 4 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,264 ft
- Total Vertical
- 527 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,290 ft
- Reports
- 60
- Photos
- 37
- Ridden Counter
- 467
Popular Paugnut State Forest Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCC Fire Tower Road | |||
| Buttrick Road | |||
| Buttrick Parking Stub |
Paugnut State Forest Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Torrington Tech Classic | 12 miles | |
| Torrington Funduro | 9 miles | |
| Torrington Funduro v2 race | 11 miles |
Photos of Paugnut State Forest Mountain Bike
trail: Burr Paugnut Main Loop
42 |
Apr 11, 2022 @ 6:25am
Apr 11, 2022
trail: Baby Swiss
70 |
Aug 4, 2021 @ 4:47pm
Aug 4, 2021
trail: Baby Swiss
60 |
Aug 4, 2021 @ 4:47pm
Aug 4, 2021Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby Swiss | Jul 11, 2022 @ 5:08pm Jul 11, 2022 | Dry | Durt-Surfer | ||
| Buttrick Road | Jan 8, 2021 @ 9:18am Jan 8, 2021 | Variable | Trusso543 | ||
| CCC Fire Tower Road | Jan 1, 2021 @ 7:35am Jan 1, 2021 | Icy | skyrez18 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PlumbBobM | update | region | Paugnut State Forest | Dec 11, 2022 @ 1:09pm Dec 11, 2022 |
| PlumbBobM | update | trail | Burr Paugnut Main Loop | Dec 11, 2022 @ 5:41am Dec 11, 2022 |
| PlumbBobM | add | trail | Buttrick Parking Stub | Dec 10, 2022 @ 11:08am Dec 10, 2022 |
| PlumbBobM | update | region | Paugnut State Forest | Dec 10, 2022 @ 5:36am Dec 10, 2022 |
 | mjb811 | wishlist | region | Paugnut State Forest | Nov 27, 2022 @ 6:49pm Nov 27, 2022 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burr Pond State Park | 4 | 1.5 km | |||
| Harwinton Recreation and Conservation Area | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7.1 km | |
| Nepaug State Forest | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 km | |
| Great Mountain Forest | 2 | 9.6 km | |||
| Mohawk State Forest | 1 | 9.8 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 3 | 2 miles | 75 ft | 2,254 ft | 528 ft | #4,141 | #1,880 | 37 | 60 | 3 | 131 | |
| Hike | 15 | 10 miles | 1,263 ft | 4 miles | 528 ft | #7,165 | #3,287 | 53 | 17 | |||
| Trail Running | 4 | 4 miles | 456 ft | 2 miles | 459 ft | #9,454 | #4,299 | 53 | ||||
| Snowshoe | 5 | 2 miles | 148 ft | 3,432 ft | 407 ft | #747 | #442 | 1 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 75 ft | 2,254 ft | 377 ft | #552 | #340 |
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