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Cockaponset State Forest

Pattaconk Reservoir via State Forest Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 51 min

Pattaconk Reservoir via State Forest Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Cedar Lake, CT. The route reaches Pattaconk Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 381 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41700, -72.52836
Nearest town Cedar Lake, CT
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Pattaconk Reservoir via State Forest Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 51 min

Elevation 290–382 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.41700, -72.52836

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftPass Pattaconk Reservoir.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftSharp right onto State Forest Road, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 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-pattaconk-reservoir-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

95% dirt3% paved2% grass

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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