Pine Ledge–CCC Firepool, 3 cliffs is a 7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. The route passes Pine Ledge and CCC Firepool. It climbs 685 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 427 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38718, -72.46060
Nearest town Chester, CT
Directions
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Pine Ledge–CCC Firepool, 3 cliffs
7 mi · ▲ 685 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 143–428 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.38718, -72.46060
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Pine Ledge.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass CCC Firepool.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
- 1 miReach Pine Ledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miTurn left onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
67% gravel30% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F65°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 1.7″ yesterday (3.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
78°63°
Thu
89°70°
Fri
93°71°
23%
Sat
92°70°
28%
Sun
92°70°
17%
Mon
96°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Cranberry Pond–CCC Firepool, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 506 ft
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