Sawmill Pond & Bunker Hill Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 47 min
Sawmill Pond & Bunker Hill Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Little City, CT. The route reaches Sawmill Pond at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Sawmill Pond & Bunker Hill Road
2.1 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 47 min
Elevation 436–531 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Bunker Hill Road · 41.43437, -72.62179
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 93% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Bunker Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Sawmill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 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 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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