Kelsey Town Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Kelsey Town Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Kelsey Town Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 275–451 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Kelsey Town Road · 41.34111, -72.51635
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Kelsey Town Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Kelsey Town Road, heading SW.
- 50 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 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 5:33 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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