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Cockaponset State Forest

Old Ponsett Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Old Ponsett Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Higganum, CT. It climbs 463 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 449 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48740, -72.53934
Nearest town Higganum, CT
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Old Ponsett Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 463 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 239–450 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48740, -72.53934

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · 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 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Old Ponsett Road, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach Old Ponsett Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 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/old-ponsett-road-out-back-6-km-9589

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
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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