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Cockaponset State Forest

Meeting House Road & Old Ponsett Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Meeting House Road & Old Ponsett Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Arnolds, CT. It climbs 256 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 413 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Meeting House Road 41.46393, -72.53106
Nearest town Arnolds, CT
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Meeting House Road & Old Ponsett Road

2.8 mi · ▲ 256 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 163–415 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Meeting House Road · 41.46393, -72.53106

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Meeting House Road, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftSharp right onto Old Ponsett Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miReach Meeting House Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Meeting House Road, heading SE.
  11. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meeting-house-road-old-ponsett-road-out-back-3-sights-5-km-83d1

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°70° 15%
Fri 93°72° 29%
Sat 91°70° 34%
Sun 92°71° 18%
Mon 97°73°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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