Mountain Biking at Pachaug State Forest

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Trails: Lots of trails and roads thread their way through this 23,000-acre forest. Trails are of various levels of difficulty and consist of mainly singletrack with some doubletrack and roads.
Access fee: Entry fee on weekends and holidays
Nearest town: Voluntown, CT
Trail map: Available from the Dept of Environmental Protection
Web site: CT State Parks
Points of interest: A rhododendron sanctuary and southern white cedar swamps
Other activities: Swimming, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing
Lodging: Tamarack Lodge in Voluntown
Camping: Two campgrounds are in the park
Weather forecast: Norwich
Tourism info: Connecticut River Valley & Shoreline Visitors Council
Getting to the trail: The forest is about 1 mile north of Voluntown on Route 49.
Map of local region: Voluntown Update submitted by: Michael Howell
from: Groton
Date submitted: Oct 15, 2002

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Number of ratings: 3
Average rating: 4.83

Area name: Pachaug State Forest
Number of times riding the trail: Weekly
I last rode there in: Oct, 2005
Trails that I have ridden: Pachaug trail..Nehantic..Mount Misery area
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: Sept into Oct before hunting season
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: good mix of difficulty levels
What I disliked: No Monster downhills
Comments:
Submitted by: M St Pierre
from: Voluntown
Date submitted: Dec 7, 2005

Name of area: Pachaug Forest
I have ridden there: Several times
I last rode there in: Oct, 2002
Trails that I have ridden: All
Best time to go: Spring thru Fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Very good
Stars: 5
Favourite trails: All are highly enjoyable
Comments: Bring water and If you plan on following a whole trail to it's end, be prepared for some road riding on the way back. The roads are curvy with blind spots, be careful and stay to the side.
These trails are a fantastic rarely used network, There is some FANTASTIC riding to be found here.
Submitted by: Michael Howell
from: Groton
Date submitted: Oct 15, 2002

Area name: Pachaug State Forest
I have ridden there: Several times
I last rode there in: Oct, 2002
Trails that I have ridden: All
Best time to go: Spring thru Fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Very good
Stars: 5
Favourite trails: All are highly enjoyable
Comments: Bring water and If you plan on following a whole trail to it's end, be prepared for some road riding on the way back. The roads are curvy with blind spots, be careful and stay to the side.
These trails are a fantastic rarely used network, There is some FANTASTIC riding to be found here.
Submitted by: Michael Howell
from: Groton
Date submitted: Oct 15, 2002

Rate this trail