Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 56 min
Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 56 min
Elevation 212–329 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Road · 41.38261, -72.49282
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hoop Pole Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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