Waterhouse Pond & Deuses Pond
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Waterhouse Pond & Deuses Pond is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. The route passes Deuses Pond before reaching Waterhouse Pond at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 1,043 ft. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waterhouse Pond & Deuses Pond
10.7 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 4 hr 5 min
Elevation 102–448 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.40998, -72.47299
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Deuses Pond.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Waterhouse Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Ruth Hill & Deuses Pond 6.6 mi · ▲ 365 ft
- Beaver Ledges Preserve Viewpoint & Deuses Pond 5.8 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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