Oxbow Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Oxbow Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. It climbs 315 ft. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi518 – 669 ft2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48846, -72.61261
Nearest town Lakeridge Heights, CT
Directions
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Oxbow Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 315 ft · 1 hr 3 min
Elevation 518–670 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 miBear left onto Oxbow Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
11% dirt89% 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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- Oxbow Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 347 ft
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