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Cockaponset State Forest

East Woods Viewpoint–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 2 hr 58 min

East Woods Viewpoint–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Old Mill Pond and Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach before reaching East Woods Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 1,071 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi171 – 463 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38964, -72.59866
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
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East Woods Viewpoint–Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, 5 sights

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,071 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 171–462 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.38964, -72.59866

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading S.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left onto Abner Lane, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miPass Old Mill Pond.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miContinue straight onto East Woods Trail, heading W.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Buck Road, heading S.
  16. 400 ftTurn left onto East Woods Connector, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear left onto East Woods Trail, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto East Woods Connector, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Schubert Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto East Woods Trail, heading E.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftReach East Woods Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 150 ftTurn right onto Schubert Road, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto East Woods Connector, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto East Woods Trail, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto East Woods Connector, heading NW.
  27. 350 ftTurn right onto Buck Road, heading NW.
  28. 450 ftContinue straight onto East Woods Trail, heading SW.
  29. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading S.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  32. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
  33. 300 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Abner Lane, heading NW.
  38. 0.4 miSharp right onto North Chestnut Hill Road, heading N.
  39. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  40. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-woods-viewpoint-chatfield-hollow-state-park-beach-out-back-6-sights-12-km

Trail surface

26% gravel74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~89 min). Leave by 5:04 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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