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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Oxbow Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Oxbow Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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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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