1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftPass YMCA Pond.
3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
4. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
7. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
8. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
9. 0.6 miPass Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint.
10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
11. 450 ftPass Bear Rock Pond.
12. 250 ftReach Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
16. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
17. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
19. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
20. 0.2 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/cockaponset-state-forest-viewpoint-ymca-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km