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 Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 85% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 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

RainTemperature 63°F57°
Precip85%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 46% rain11 AM: 68% rain12 PM: 76% rain1 PM: 85% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 42% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 30% rain11 PM: 33% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 65°56° 26%
Tue 57°49° 26%
Wed 65°48°
Thu 65°43°
Fri 61°49° 38%
Sat 60°51° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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