Pattaconk Reservoir & Hackney Pond via Old County Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr
Pattaconk Reservoir & Hackney Pond via Old County Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near West Haddam, CT. The route passes Hackney Pond and Pattaconk Reservoir before reaching Pattaconk Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pattaconk Reservoir & Hackney Pond via Old County Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 319–463 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
- Start on Old County Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Hackney Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Pattaconk Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Pattaconk Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 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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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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