Cockaponset State Forest

Parmelee Road

13.9 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Parmelee Road is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Kelseytown, CT. It climbs 928 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 449 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30801, -72.49935
Nearest town Kelseytown, CT

Directions

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Parmelee Road

13.9 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 5 hr 6 min

Elevation 37–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.30801, -72.49935

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftBear right onto Parmelee Road, heading N.
  26. 0.5 miReach Parmelee Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  40. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  45. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  47. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  50. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  51. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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