Cockaponset State Forest

Jericho Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Jericho Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Arnolds, CT. It climbs 523 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 532 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45393, -72.53153
Nearest town Arnolds, CT

Directions

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Jericho Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 523 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 199–532 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.45393, -72.53153

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 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 surface

82% dirt18% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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