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Cockaponset State Forest

Mottland Road via Jericho Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Mottland Road via Jericho Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Arnolds, CT. It climbs 309 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 528 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jericho Road 41.44594, -72.52547
Nearest town Arnolds, CT
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Mottland Road via Jericho Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 305–529 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Jericho Road · 41.44594, -72.52547

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jericho Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 1 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miBear right onto Mottland Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Mottland Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Jericho Road, heading S.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mottland-road-out-back-6-km-caf9

Trail surface

84% gravel16% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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