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Cockaponset State Forest

Pratt Read Reservoir & Pine Ledge Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 224 ft · 45 min

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
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Pine Ledge Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miReach Pratt Read Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pratt-read-reservoir-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

72% dirt28% gravel

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 93°71° 23%
Sat 92°70° 28%
Sun 92°70° 17%
Mon 96°73°

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