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Cockaponset State Forest

Pattaconk Reservoir–Filley Road, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Pattaconk Reservoir–Filley Road, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near West Haddam, CT. The route reaches Pattaconk Reservoir. It climbs 536 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 528 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40868, -72.54193
Nearest town West Haddam, CT
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Pattaconk Reservoir–Filley Road, 3 sights

6.9 mi · ▲ 536 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 302–529 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.40868, -72.54193

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miPass Pattaconk Reservoir.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old County Road, heading N.
  11. 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Filley Road, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miReach Pattaconk Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old County Road, heading S.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 0.2 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-reservoir-out-back-14-km-72a8

Trail surface

65% dirt35% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F65°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 3.1″ yesterday (4.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°64°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 92°71° 26%
Sat 90°69° 31%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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