Hike Pachaug State Forest - Green Falls Pond Area

Event Rating: Level 3 (Difficult)
(This is not a beginner hike)
Distance: ~7.5 Miles
Time Duration: ~4 Hours
Blaze Orange: not required

Before signing up for this event, please read and understand the entire Write-Up and the Liability Waiver. By signing up for this event you agree to the terms of the waiver. Please sign-up only if you are sure that you can attend.

COVID-19 Instructions: Do not attend a hike if you or a person you have been in close contact with has tested positive for COVID-10 or has been experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.

Description:

This is a double loop shaped hike in the Green Falls Pond area of Pachaug State Forest. The Green Falls Pond area is located in Voluntown, CT. One loop consists of parts of the Pachaug and Nehantic Trails plus their connector trail. The other loop mainly consists of the Green Falls Pond Loop Trail plus a walk through the gorge pictured above.

You can find a trail map here: Green Falls Map

Requirements are a good pair of hiking boots or shoes, a backpack, drinking water (1.5 liters min), and snacks. You may also need bug spray and sunscreen. The trails are mostly single-track trails with lots of rocks and roots. Some trail sections will be muddy or overgrown with vegetation. There are some short steep sections, but much of the hike is fairly flat. Expect about a 2 mph pace.

Directions from the North: At the junction of Rte 165 & Rte 138 take Rt 138 E. In 1 mile, take a right onto Green Falls Rd at the sign for Pachaug Forest. Follow the road until you come to the "T" intersection and turn left on Green Falls Road. Drive about 1.5 miles to the parking area near the beach.

Directions from the South: At the junction of Rt 3 and Rt 138 take Rt 138 W for 7.5 miles. Take a left onto Green Falls Road (at the Pachaug sign) and proceed as above. Google Maps (and others) may try to send you on a different section of Green Falls Road, but that is restricted usage and gated.

Liability Waiver: As a condition of your voluntary participation in this activity, you acknowledge and agree to the following: this activity involves inherent risks that can cause property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death to participants and/or others; you assume all risk associated with this activity; you are responsible for having the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, clothing, and equipment to participate in this activity safely; you know and will follow the Hiker Responsibility Code described at www.hikesafe.com; the leader(s) of this activity are volunteers; and you for yourself, your heirs, executors, and administrators release, hold harmless, and indemnify the leader(s) and all members of this group from all claims for property damage, injury, illness, disability, and/or death - including those caused by negligence and/or other reasons. The RIHC will not be held responsible for any COVID-19 issues including but not limited to the transmission of the disease, the cost of medical treatment, and/or death.

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