Cockaponset State Forest

Deuses Pond

7.1 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Deuses Pond is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Tylerville, CT. The route reaches Deuses Pond at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 723 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi95 – 449 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44028, -72.47857
Nearest town Tylerville, CT

Directions

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Deuses Pond

7.1 mi · ▲ 723 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 94–448 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.44028, -72.47857

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftReach Deuses Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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