CCC Firepool & Pine Ledge Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route reaches CCC Firepool. It climbs 519 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 427 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37145, -72.46308
Nearest town Winthrop, CT
Directions
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CCC Firepool & Pine Ledge Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 519 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 136–428 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37145, -72.46308
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass CCC Firepool.
- 0.5 miReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 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
58% gravel42% dirt
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
94°72°
21%
Sat
92°71°
27%
Sun
92°71°
17%
Mon
97°74°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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