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Cockaponset State Forest

Meeting House Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Meeting House Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Higganum, CT. It climbs 602 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 499 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48740, -72.53934
Nearest town Higganum, CT
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Meeting House Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 602 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 193–500 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48740, -72.53934

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Meeting House Road, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftReach Meeting House Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 100 ftArrive 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/meeting-house-road-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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