AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach & East Woods Trail via Lookout Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach & East Woods Trail via Lookout Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Killingworth, CT. The route reaches Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi164 – 397 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Covered Bridge Trail 41.37311, -72.59234
Nearest town Killingworth, CT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach & East Woods Trail via Lookout Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 165–395 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Covered Bridge Trail · 41.37311, -72.59234

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 59° · precip 85% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Covered Bridge Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left onto Lookout Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto East Woods Trail, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftContinue straight onto Buck Road, heading N.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto East Woods Connector, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftSharp right onto East Woods Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miReach Chatfield Hollow State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto East Woods Connector, heading W.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Buck Road, heading NW.
  13. 400 ftContinue straight onto East Woods Trail, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto Lookout Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right onto Covered Bridge Trail, heading N.
  18. 200 ftArrive 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/schreeder-pond-schreeder-pond-out-back-4-beaches-4-km-e6f7

Trail surface

5% gravel95% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F59°
Precip85%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 12% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 3% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 46% rain11 AM: 70% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 85% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 55% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 32% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 25% rain9 PM: 31% rain10 PM: 34% rain11 PM: 29% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 67°58° 26%
Tue 60°50° 28%
Wed 66°49°
Thu 67°46°
Fri 62°51° 38%
Sat 61°53° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Covered Bridge Trail Trailhead

Hikes near Killingworth, Connecticut