Cockaponset State Forest

Old Harvey Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Old Harvey Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Durham Center, CT. It climbs 340 ft. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi377 – 673 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47687, -72.65425
Nearest town Durham Center, CT

Directions

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Old Harvey Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 376–674 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.47687, -72.65425

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Harvey Road, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftReach Old Harvey Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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