Cockaponset State Forest

Oxbow Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Oxbow Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. It climbs 347 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 669 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48846, -72.61261
Nearest town Lakeridge Heights, CT

Directions

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Oxbow Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 504–670 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48846, -72.61261

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp right onto Oxbow Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Oxbow Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 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

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°68° 17%
Fri 94°71° 32%
Sat 92°69° 36%
Sun 93°70° 19%
Mon 95°72°

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