Fire Pond & Fire Pool
5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Fire Pond & Fire Pool is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Podunk, CT. The route passes Fire Pool before reaching Fire Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 275 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fire Pond & Fire Pool
5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 44–168 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.31934, -72.61071
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 150 ftPass Fire Pool.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Fire Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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