Millers Pond & YMCA Pond
3.7 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Millers Pond & YMCA Pond is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. The route passes Millers Pond before reaching YMCA Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 441 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Millers Pond & YMCA Pond
3.7 mi · ▲ 441 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 352–585 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.48342, -72.63527
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Millers Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass YMCA Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Millers Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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