Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint
2.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr
Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Durham Center, CT. The route reaches Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint
2.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 500–596 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.45779, -72.65125
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftReach Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Quonnipaug Lake–Glacial Erratic, 8 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 1,250 ft
- Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint & YMCA Pond 6.5 mi · ▲ 626 ft
- New England Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 508 ft
- New England Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- New England Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 538 ft
- New England Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 454 ft
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