Horse Pond
4.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Horse Pond is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Pond Meadow, CT. The route reaches Horse Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Horse Pond
4.9 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 126–311 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.32408, -72.49372
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Horse Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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