Cranberry Pond–CCC Firepool, 3 lakes is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. The route passes CCC Firepool before reaching Cranberry Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 506 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi151 – 427 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road 41.38622, -72.46019
Nearest town Chester, CT
Directions
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Cranberry Pond–CCC Firepool, 3 lakes
4.5 mi · ▲ 506 ft · 1 hr 45 min
Elevation 150–428 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road · 41.38622, -72.46019
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pine Ledge Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass CCC Firepool.
- 1.4 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.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
Trail surface
74% gravel26% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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