Cockaponset State Forest

Butter Jones Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr

Butter Jones Road is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 449 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34551, -72.51416
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Butter Jones Road

5.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 298–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.34551, -72.51416

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading N.
  11. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 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 1.9 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 5:41 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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