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Cockaponset State Forest

Hackney Pond–Filley Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Hackney Pond–Filley Road, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Arnolds, CT. The route reaches Hackney Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 394 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 571 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Filley Road 41.44900, -72.52354
Nearest town Arnolds, CT
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Hackney Pond–Filley Road, 3 sights

5 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 302–571 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Filley Road · 41.44900, -72.52354

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Filley Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old County Road, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miPass Hackney Pond.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mottland Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Filley Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miArrive 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-7-km-b6d7

Trail surface

62% dirt38% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.3″ yesterday (4.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°70° 15%
Fri 93°71° 28%
Sat 91°70° 33%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°73°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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