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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
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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 91% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pattaconk-reservoir-out-back-10-km-b7a3

Trail surface

97% dirt2% gravel1% paved

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip91%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 2.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 13% rain1 AM: 29% rain2 AM: 33% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 53% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 52% rain7 AM: 85% rain8 AM: 91% rain9 AM: 83% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 81% rain12 PM: 80% rain1 PM: 83% rain2 PM: 64% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 38% rain5 PM: 51% rain6 PM: 42% rain7 PM: 20% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°65°
Wed 77°63°
Thu 87°69° 15%
Fri 92°71° 28%
Sat 90°69° 33%
Sun 91°69° 18%

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