Photo Pond
4.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Photo Pond is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. The route reaches Photo Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 525 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Photo Pond
4.7 mi · ▲ 525 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 405–675 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.49818, -72.60630
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach Photo Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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