CCC Fire Pool
2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min
CCC Fire Pool is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Podunk, CT. The route passes CCC Fire Pool before reaching CCC Fire Pool at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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CCC Fire Pool
2.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 58 min
Elevation 97–179 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.31626, -72.63116
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 70° · precip 88% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass CCC Fire Pool.
- 0.2 miReach CCC Fire Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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