AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Pine Ledge Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Pine Ledge Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi151 – 377 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37243, -72.46676
Nearest town Winthrop, CT
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Pine Ledge Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 150–378 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.37243, -72.46676

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Hoop Pole Hill Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading SE.
  7. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 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/cranberry-pond-cranberry-pond-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

57% gravel43% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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