Cockaponset State Forest

Butter Jones Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Butter Jones Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi269 – 449 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33024, -72.50569
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Butter Jones Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 269–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.33024, -72.50569

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading N.
  16. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 9 min before dark.

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