CCC Firepool & Pine Ledge Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. The route reaches CCC Firepool. It climbs 405 ft. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 436 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39351, -72.47161
Nearest town Chester, CT
Directions
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CCC Firepool & Pine Ledge Road
4 mi · ▲ 405 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 136–437 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.39351, -72.47161
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass CCC Firepool.
- 0.5 miReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
40% dirt32% gravel28% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
78°64°
Thu
89°70°
Fri
93°71°
24%
Sat
91°70°
29%
Sun
92°70°
17%
Mon
96°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Pratt Read Reservoir & CCC Firepool via Pine Ledge Road 3 mi · ▲ 289 ft
- CCC Firepool & Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road 5.8 mi · ▲ 385 ft
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