CCC Firepool & Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 2 hr 8 min
CCC Firepool & Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. The route passes CCC Firepool before reaching Shailer Pond at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 385 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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CCC Firepool & Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 233–428 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.39351, -72.47161
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miPass CCC Firepool.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Shailer Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Pratt Read Reservoir & CCC Firepool via Pine Ledge Road 3 mi · ▲ 289 ft
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