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Cockaponset State Forest

Meeting House Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Meeting House Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rock Landing, CT. It climbs 385 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 449 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48149, -72.53614
Nearest town Rock Landing, CT
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Meeting House Road

2.9 mi · ▲ 385 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 233–450 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48149, -72.53614

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftBear left onto Meeting House Road, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 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-out-back-5-km-673c

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (4.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 79°62°
Thu 88°69° 16%
Fri 94°71° 30%
Sat 92°70° 35%
Sun 93°70° 18%
Mon 95°72°

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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