Hackney Pond via Jericho Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Hackney Pond via Jericho Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Arnolds, CT. The route reaches Hackney Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hackney Pond via Jericho Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 383–503 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Jericho Road · 41.44507, -72.52981
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 91% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jericho Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old County Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Hackney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
- 0.8 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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