Pratt Read Reservoir & Cedar Swamp Road via Pine Ledge Road
7 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Pratt Read Reservoir & Cedar Swamp Road via Pine Ledge Road is a 7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Cedar Lake, CT. The route reaches Pratt Read Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 627 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Pratt Read Reservoir & Cedar Swamp Road via Pine Ledge Road
7 mi · ▲ 627 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 135–437 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Road · 41.39572, -72.48355
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Pratt Read Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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