Fire Pool & Lost Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Fire Pool & Lost Pond is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near East River, CT. The route passes Fire Pool and Lost Pond before reaching Fire Pool at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Fire Pool & Lost Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 36–168 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.30132, -72.62679
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftPass Fire Pool.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Lost Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Fire Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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