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Cockaponset State Forest

Old Ponsett Road

2 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 49 min

Old Ponsett Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rock Landing, CT. It climbs 294 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi272 – 449 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48149, -72.53614
Nearest town Rock Landing, CT
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Old Ponsett Road

2 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 49 min

Elevation 271–450 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48149, -72.53614

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Old Ponsett Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miReach Old Ponsett Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miArrive 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/old-ponsett-road-out-back-3-km-75d7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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