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Cockaponset State Forest

Hackney Pond & Mottland Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Hackney Pond & Mottland Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near West Haddam, CT. The route reaches Hackney Pond. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 489 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old County Road 41.42789, -72.54606
Nearest town West Haddam, CT
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Hackney Pond & Mottland Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 305–490 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Old County Road · 41.42789, -72.54606

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old County Road, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Hackney Pond.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mottland Road, heading NE.
  5. 1.3 miReach Hackney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left onto Old County Road, heading S.
  7. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/hackney-pond-hackney-pond-out-back-4-km-a4b4

Trail surface

54% gravel46% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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