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Cockaponset State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 584 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48342, -72.63527
Nearest town Lakeridge Heights, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftPass Millers Pond.
  7. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 350 ftPass YMCA Pond.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftReach Millers Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 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/millers-pond-stepanski-pond-out-back-5-lakes

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2.5″ 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°65°
Thu 88°68° 17%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 93°70° 19%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.

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