Horse Pond & Tower Hill Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Horse Pond & Tower Hill Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route reaches Horse Pond. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Horse Pond & Tower Hill Road
3.2 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 186–304 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Horse Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Kelsey Town Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Horse Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint & Horse Pond 4.7 mi · ▲ 374 ft
- Tower Hill Lake & Horse Pond 3.8 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Tower Hill Lake & Horse Pond via Spuce Ledge Road 5.7 mi · ▲ 341 ft
- Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint & Horse Pond 5.2 mi · ▲ 356 ft
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