Fire Pool & Lost Pond
3.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Fire Pool & Lost Pond is a 3.1-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, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Fire Pool & Lost Pond
3.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 1 hr 5 min
Elevation 32–168 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.29968, -72.62259
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftPass Fire Pool.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Lost Pond.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Fire Pool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 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 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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