AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Sawmill Pond & Bunker Hill Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Sawmill Pond & Bunker Hill Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Little City, CT. The route reaches Sawmill Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi449 – 548 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42370, -72.61059
Nearest town Little City, CT
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Sawmill Pond & Bunker Hill Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 449–547 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.42370, -72.61059

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right onto Bunker Hill Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miReach Sawmill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 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/sawmill-pond-sawmill-pond-out-back-6-km-cd03

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.9″ yesterday (4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°64°
Thu 87°68° 15%
Fri 92°70° 29%
Sat 91°69° 34%
Sun 91°69° 19%
Mon 95°72°

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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