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Cockaponset State Forest

CCC Firepool–Shailer Pond, 4 sights

5.7 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 2 hr 10 min

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
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Shailer Pond.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading E.
  4. 2 miPass CCC Firepool.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
  7. 0.5 miReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 2.1 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
  10. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ccc-firepool-ccc-firepool-out-back-4-lakes-8-km-55f5

Trail surface

89% gravel10% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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