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Cockaponset State Forest

Pattaconk Dam No 4–Hazen Red Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Pattaconk Dam No 4–Hazen Red Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Cedar Lake, CT. The route reaches Pattaconk Dam No 4 at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 368 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 492 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42111, -72.52159
Nearest town Cedar Lake, CT
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Pattaconk Dam No 4–Hazen Red Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 242–491 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.42111, -72.52159

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hazen Blue Trail, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear left onto Hazen Yellow Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftReach Pattaconk Dam No 4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Hazen Blue Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hazen Red Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive 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-pattaconk-dam-no-4-out-back-8-km-4bc2

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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