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Cockaponset State Forest

Pine Ledge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 57 min

Pine Ledge Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 427 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road 41.38459, -72.46898
Nearest town Chester, CT
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Pine Ledge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 57 min

Elevation 284–427 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road · 41.38459, -72.46898

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Pine Ledge Road, heading S.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Hoop Pole Hill Road, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.9 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-firepool-ccc-firepool-out-back-4-lakes-9-km-b6ec

Trail surface

100% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 77°62°
Thu 88°69°
Fri 93°71° 23%
Sat 91°70° 28%
Sun 91°70° 17%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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