Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route reaches Cranberry Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cranberry Pond & Hoop Pole Hill Road via Pine Ledge Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 212–386 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.38835, -72.47870
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Hoop Pole Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Cranberry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 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 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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