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Cockaponset State Forest

Oxbow Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Oxbow Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. It climbs 561 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi404 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.49818, -72.60630
Nearest town Lakeridge Heights, CT
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Oxbow Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 561 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 405–675 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.49818, -72.60630

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Oxbow Road, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 1.4 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/oxbow-road-out-back-7-km-cacf

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 3 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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