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Cockaponset State Forest

Coginchaug Cave

3.2 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Coginchaug Cave is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Coginchaug Cave at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 459 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi443 – 591 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44429, -72.65671
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Coginchaug Cave

3.2 mi · ▲ 459 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 441–590 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.44429, -72.65671

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miReach Coginchaug Cave, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  6. 1 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 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/coginchaug-cave-out-back-5-km-d6e6

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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