Messerschmidt Pond & Horse Pond
3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Messerschmidt Pond & Horse Pond is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route passes Horse Pond and Messerschmidt Pond. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Messerschmidt Pond & Horse Pond
3 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 179–316 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.34551, -72.51416
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Horse Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Messerschmidt Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 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 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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