Pine Ledge & CCC Firepool via Pine Ledge Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route passes CCC Firepool before reaching Pine Ledge at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 492 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 427 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road 41.38230, -72.48671
Nearest town Winthrop, CT
Directions
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Pine Ledge & CCC Firepool via Pine Ledge Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 492 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 143–428 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road · 41.38230, -72.48671
Weather Aug 3: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pine Ledge Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftPass CCC Firepool.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Pine Ledge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.7 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
96% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip88%Wind9 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue
80°65°
Wed
78°64°
Thu
88°70°
Fri
93°72°
22%
Sat
91°70°
28%
Sun
91°70°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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