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Campground
Campground · 1.6 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Hiking · Near Danielson
Pachaug Trail
- 0.9 mi
- round trip
- 348 ft
- climb
- 637 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Pachaug Trail is an easy out-and-back hike in Connecticut, just under a mile long with a total climb of about 350 feet. The trail runs from a low point of 305 feet to a high of 637 feet, and the steepest stretch comes about halfway through at around 21%. The nearest town is Rockville, Rhode Island, about 2.8 miles away, so the trail makes an easy addition to a day spent in that corner of the state. For comfortable weather, late spring through early fall is the best bet. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Westerly, Rhode Island, show September highs around 74°F and lows near 57°F. That station sits about 550 feet below the trail, so temperatures on the higher ground run cooler. The hike takes about an hour, and the route is short enough to fit around other outings. Green Fall Loop Trail is about half a mile away, and Laurel Loop Trail and the Pachaug - Nehantic Crossover are each within roughly 1.4 miles. Climbers can find Tinder Boulder about 2.7 miles off.
Around this trail
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On your way back · 2 mi
If it rainsElliot Schwartz for StudioEIS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in Danielson- Green Fall Loop TrailHiking0.5 mi
Laurel Loop TrailHikingPhoto: jjbers, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.3 mi- Pachaug - Nehantic CrossoverHikingPhoto: jjbers, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.4 mi
- Tinder BoulderRock climbing2.7 mi
- Treasure TroveRock climbing2.8 mi
- Pyramid BoulderRock climbing2.8 mi
- Wood RiverRiver fishing5.1 mi
- Breakheart PondLake fishing7.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Laurel Loop TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: jjbers, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Nehantic TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: jjbers, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Pachaug - Nehantic CrossoverHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: jjbers, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Pachaug TrailHiking · Next door
Narragansett TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tomaquag TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Green Fall Loop TrailHiking · Next door
- Hidden Lake TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Freeman TrailHiking · ~2 min drive
- Yellow TrailHiking · ~3 min drive
Best time to visit Pachaug Trail
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 25°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 26°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 32°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 41°
11 wet
May
67° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 64°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 57°
10 wet
Oct
64° / 47°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 38°
10 wet
Dec
45° / 30°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Westerly State Ap, RI, 12.8 mi away at 81 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
