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Cockaponset State Forest

Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint & Horse Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint & Horse Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route passes Horse Pond before reaching Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 374 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 312 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34416, -72.49798
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint & Horse Pond

4.7 mi · ▲ 374 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 111–311 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.34416, -72.49798

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Horse Pond.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miReach Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  35. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  38. 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/horse-hill-woods-open-space-viewpoint-out-back-8-km-12c1

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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