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Confidence
It is important to know that Canaan Mountain Road, as well as the roads around it, are dirt and not in the best of shape. These roads can be somewhat hard on a car.
Path Type
Point to Point
This trail runs from Beckley Iron Furnace State Park to Canaan Mountain Road in Housatonic State Forest. The trail begins at the park after crossing a small motor vehicle bridge. It quickly dives into a fairly dense coniferous forest. After a short while, the trail begins to climb.
In no place is this very steep, but the trail does climb a significant amount. While climbing the trail enters the Canaan Mountain Natural Area Preserve and, through the trees, wide views of the valley are visible. After leveling off, the trail follows a few different forest roads.
While following these roads the trail passes a relatively large rock pile which is the remnant of the fireplace of an old collier's hut. The trail continues fairly flat on these woods roads until it reaches the gate at Canaan Mountain Road.
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