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Cockaponset State Forest

Hazen Red Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Hazen Red Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Cedar Lake, CT. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 492 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42111, -72.52159
Nearest town Cedar Lake, CT
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Hazen Red Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 313–491 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.42111, -72.52159

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 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/hazen-red-trail-out-back-7-km-aa44

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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