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.
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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 Aug 3: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hazen Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Hazen Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Pattaconk Dam No 4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Hazen Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Hazen Red Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hazen Red Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Hazen Red Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 308 ft
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