Oxbow Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Oxbow Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. It climbs 593 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Oxbow Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 593 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 405–675 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.49818, -72.60630
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Oxbow Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Oxbow Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Oxbow Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Photo Pond 4.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft
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