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Cockaponset State Forest

Pattaconk Dam No 4 & Hazen Red Trail via Hazen Blue Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Pattaconk Dam No 4 & Hazen Red Trail via Hazen Blue Trail 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 462 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 492 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42250, -72.50079
Nearest town Cedar Lake, CT
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Pattaconk Dam No 4 & Hazen Red Trail via Hazen Blue Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 462 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 242–491 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.42250, -72.50079

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Hazen Blue Trail, heading SE.
  5. 450 ftReach Pattaconk Dam No 4, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Hazen Red Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.7 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-pattaconk-dam-no-4-out-back-8-km-8333

Trail surface

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind7 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°72° 26%
Sat 91°70° 32%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°73°

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