Butter Jones Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Butter Jones Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Butter Jones Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 317–451 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.34673, -72.51305
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 88% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive 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 1.6 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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