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Cockaponset State Forest

Hackney Pond via Old County Road

5 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Hackney Pond via Old County Road 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 603 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 532 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45393, -72.53153
Nearest town Arnolds, CT
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Hackney Pond via Old County Road

5 mi · ▲ 603 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 199–532 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.45393, -72.53153

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old County Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miPass Hackney Pond.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miReach Hackney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 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-8-km-efbb

Trail surface

86% dirt14% gravel

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip91%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 2.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 29% rain2 AM: 33% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 53% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 52% rain7 AM: 85% rain8 AM: 91% rain9 AM: 83% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 81% rain12 PM: 80% rain1 PM: 83% rain2 PM: 64% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 20% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°66°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°70° 15%
Fri 93°72° 28%
Sat 91°70° 33%
Sun 92°70° 18%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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