Cockaponset State Forest

Pattaconk Reservoir via Old County Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Pattaconk Reservoir via Old County Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near West Haddam, CT. The route reaches Pattaconk Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 502 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jericho Road 41.43669, -72.53895
Nearest town West Haddam, CT

Directions

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Pattaconk Reservoir via Old County Road

5.1 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 318–503 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Jericho Road · 41.43669, -72.53895

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jericho Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old County Road, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miPass Pattaconk Reservoir.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto State Forest Road, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 400 ftReach Pattaconk Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old County Road, heading N.
  26. 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

97% dirt2% gravel1% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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