Parmelee Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Parmelee Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 533 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Parmelee Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 136–451 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.32726, -72.51026
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Parmelee Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Parmelee Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Kelsey Town Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 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 3.4 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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