YMCA Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 9 min
YMCA Pond is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Durham Center, CT. The route reaches YMCA Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 370 ft. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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YMCA Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 418–649 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.46583, -72.64475
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach YMCA Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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