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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left onto Meeting House Road, heading SE.
- 400 ftReach Meeting House Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Old Ponsett Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Meeting House Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 468 ft
- Old Ponsett Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Old Ponsett Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 351 ft
- Meeting House Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 602 ft
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