Bear Rock & Bear Rock Pond via Bear Rock Bypass
3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Bear Rock & Bear Rock Pond via Bear Rock Bypass is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Durham Center, CT. The route passes Bear Rock Pond before reaching Bear Rock at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bear Rock & Bear Rock Pond via Bear Rock Bypass
3 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 500–596 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.45779, -72.65125
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Bear Rock Pond.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bear Rock Bypass, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Bear Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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