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Cockaponset State Forest

Pattaconk Dam No 4–Hazen Red Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Pattaconk Dam No 4–Hazen Red Trail, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Cedar Lake, CT. The route reaches Pattaconk Dam No 4 at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 478 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 492 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41045, -72.51717
Nearest town Cedar Lake, CT
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Pattaconk Dam No 4–Hazen Red Trail, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 242–491 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.41045, -72.51717

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hazen Blue Trail, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftBear left onto Hazen Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftReach Pattaconk Dam No 4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Hazen Blue Trail, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hazen Red Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.4 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/pattaconk-dam-no-4-hazen-red-trail-out-back-3-sights-8-km-e178

Trail surface

71% dirt29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 93°71° 26%
Sat 91°70° 32%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°73°

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