Pratt Read Reservoir & Pine Ledge Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. The route reaches Pratt Read Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 224 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi135 – 233 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road 41.38824, -72.45681
Nearest town Chester, CT
Directions
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Pratt Read Reservoir & Pine Ledge Road
1.9 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 45 min
Elevation 135–231 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road · 41.38824, -72.45681
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Pine Ledge Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Pratt Read Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 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
72% dirt28% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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