Drop Pond via Pine Ledge Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Deep River, CT. The route reaches Drop Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 361 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 243 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37322, -72.45727
Nearest town Deep River, CT
Directions
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Drop Pond via Pine Ledge Road
3.4 mi · ▲ 361 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 108–243 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 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Drop Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
59% dirt5% gravel36% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
78°63°
Thu
89°70°
Fri
94°72°
21%
Sat
92°71°
27%
Sun
92°71°
17%
Mon
97°74°
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