Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Deep River, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 654 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road
5.5 mi · ▲ 654 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 143–437 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37322, -72.45727
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Hoop Pole Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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