Messerschmidt Pond & Horse Pond
3.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Messerschmidt Pond & Horse Pond is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route passes Horse Pond and Messerschmidt Pond. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Messerschmidt Pond & Horse Pond
3.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 21 min
Elevation 179–312 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.33185, -72.49807
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Horse Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Messerschmidt Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM — 0 min before dark.
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