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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
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