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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, 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.
Trail surface
82% dirt18% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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