Cockaponset State Forest

Butter Jones Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Butter Jones Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi295 – 449 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34423, -72.51582
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Butter Jones Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 296–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.34423, -72.51582

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading NE.
  10. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:39 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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