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Porcupine Hole–Rattlesnake Rock, 6 rocks is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Farmington, CT. The route passes Farmington Reservoir, Porcupine Hole, Green Wall and 2 more before reaching Metacomet Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 831 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi430 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 33%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70867, -72.82919
Nearest town Farmington, CT

Directions

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Porcupine Hole–Rattlesnake Rock, 6 rocks

3.4 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 428–758 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70867, -72.82919

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 56° · precip 72% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Farmington Reservoir.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miPass Porcupine Hole.
  5. 300 ftPass Green Wall.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftPass Rattlesnake Rock.
  10. 50 ftPass Will Warren's Den.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miPass Metacomet Pond.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftReach Porcupine Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 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

1% boardwalk99% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 63°F56°
Precip72%Wind5 mphUV0Humidity99%
Rained 1.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 10% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 5% rain9 AM: 32% rain10 AM: 60% rain11 AM: 55% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 72% rain2 PM: 42% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 53% rain5 PM: 52% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 43% rain8 PM: 42% rain9 PM: 49% rain10 PM: 52% rain11 PM: 42% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 64°53° 18%
Tue 61°48° 20%
Wed 65°46°
Thu 66°44° 17%
Fri 64°49° 33%
Sat 62°51° 30%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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