Lost Lake–Indian Cave, 3 lakes is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Leetes Island, CT. The route passes Beattie Pond, Lost Lake and Lost Lake before reaching Indian Cave at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 135 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.26957, -72.69597
Nearest town Leetes Island, CT
Directions
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Lost Lake–Indian Cave, 3 lakes
2.5 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 58 min
Elevation 5–136 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.26957, -72.69597
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Beattie Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lost Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto cross trail white-orange, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Lost Lake.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftPass Indian Cave.
- 200 ftReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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