CCC Firepool–Shailer Pond, 4 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route passes Shailer Pond and CCC Firepool. It climbs 521 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 427 ft5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Road 41.37901, -72.49391
Nearest town Winthrop, CT
Directions
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CCC Firepool–Shailer Pond, 4 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 136–428 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Road · 41.37901, -72.49391
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Shailer Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading E.
- 2 miPass CCC Firepool.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% gravel10% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip88%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
78°64°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
93°72°
22%
Sat
91°70°
28%
Sun
91°70°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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