Cockaponset State Forest

Meeting House Road Loop via Old Ponsett Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Meeting House Road Loop via Old Ponsett Road is a 5.3-mile loop in Cockaponset State Forest near Higganum, CT. It climbs 545 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi194 – 499 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48740, -72.53934
Nearest town Higganum, CT

Directions

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Meeting House Road Loop via Old Ponsett Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 545 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 193–500 ft

Loop · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48740, -72.53934

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftBear left onto Meeting House Road, heading SE.
  11. 400 ftReach Meeting House Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miBear right onto Old Ponsett Road, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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