Rattlesnake Rock–Metacomet Pond, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Farmington, CT. The route passes Rattlesnake Rock and Will Warren's Den before reaching Metacomet Pond at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 793 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi430 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70006, -72.83795
Nearest town Farmington, CT
Directions
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Rattlesnake Rock–Metacomet Pond, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 428–757 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70006, -72.83795
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Rattlesnake Rock.
- 50 ftPass Will Warren's Den.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftPass Metacomet Pond.
- 200 ftReach Rattlesnake Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 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
1% dirt99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:47 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:07 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.
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