Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond–County Road, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond–County Road, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. The route reaches Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond. It climbs 462 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond–County Road, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 252–423 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.36699, -72.68930
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto County Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miReach Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 (~36 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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