Cockaponset State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi436 – 532 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bunker Hill Road 41.43437, -72.62179
Nearest town Little City, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Bunker Hill Road, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miReach Sawmill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip93%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 1.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 32% rain2 AM: 40% rain3 AM: 51% rain4 AM: 53% rain5 AM: 85% rain6 AM: 52% rain7 AM: 93% rain8 AM: 92% rain9 AM: 84% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 78% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 65% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 45% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 39% rain7 PM: 15% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°65°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 87°69° 15%
Fri 92°71° 30%
Sat 91°69° 34%
Sun 91°69° 19%

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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