AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Butter Jones Road

12.2 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Butter Jones Road is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Kelseytown, CT. It climbs 709 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 449 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30801, -72.49935
Nearest town Kelseytown, CT
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Butter Jones Road

12.2 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 4 hr 25 min

Elevation 37–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.30801, -72.49935

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading NW.
  25. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  49. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/butter-jones-road-out-back-20-km-c8ba

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip90%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 1.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 41% rain3 AM: 42% rain4 AM: 46% rain5 AM: 81% rain6 AM: 40% rain7 AM: 72% rain8 AM: 81% rain9 AM: 64% rain10 AM: 69% rain11 AM: 81% rain12 PM: 90% rain1 PM: 85% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 78°63°
Wed 77°63°
Thu 83°72° 29%
Fri 84°72° 29%
Sat 84°71° 37%
Sun 84°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~137 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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