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.
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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 Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 91% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jericho Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old County Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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