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CCC Fire Pool via Blue Circle Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 41 min

CCC Fire Pool via Blue Circle Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Podunk, CT. The route reaches CCC Fire Pool. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 171 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32525, -72.63769
Nearest town Podunk, CT
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CCC Fire Pool via Blue Circle Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 41 min

Elevation 104–170 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.32525, -72.63769

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass CCC Fire Pool.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Blue Circle Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miReach CCC Fire Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.6 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/ccc-fire-pool-ccc-fire-pool-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

31% dirt69% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 86°71° 15%
Fri 88°72° 23%
Sat 87°70° 28%
Sun 88°71° 20%
Mon 95°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Podunk, Connecticut