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Cockaponset State Forest

Oxbow Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Oxbow Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Little City, CT. It climbs 297 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi502 – 722 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.48174, -72.62172
Nearest town Little City, CT
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Oxbow Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 504–723 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.48174, -72.62172

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Oxbow Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miReach Oxbow Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 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/photo-pond-photo-pond-out-back-5-km-e91b

Trail surface

23% dirt77% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 87°68° 16%
Fri 93°70° 31%
Sat 91°69° 35%
Sun 93°69° 19%
Mon 94°71°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 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 8:38 PM.

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