Fire Pond & Goulds Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 42 min
Fire Pond & Goulds Pond is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near East River, CT. The route passes Goulds Pond before reaching Fire Pond at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fire Pond & Goulds Pond
1.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 42 min
Elevation 44–136 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.30808, -72.63115
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Goulds Pond.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Fire Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 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.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:16 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Goulds Pond–Fire Pool, 3 lakes 2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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