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Cockaponset State Forest

CCC Firepool via Old County Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 51 min

CCC Firepool via Old County Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near West Haddam, CT. The route reaches CCC Firepool at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 178 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi400 – 502 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jericho Road 41.43669, -72.53895
Nearest town West Haddam, CT
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CCC Firepool via Old County Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 51 min

Elevation 399–503 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Jericho Road · 41.43669, -72.53895

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jericho Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old County Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  13. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

53% dirt47% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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