Photo Pond
3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Photo Pond is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. The route reaches Photo Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 259 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi505 – 646 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48846, -72.61261
Nearest town Lakeridge Heights, CT
Directions
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Photo Pond
3 mi · ▲ 259 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 504–647 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.48846, -72.61261
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Photo Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 surface
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM
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