Selectmen's Stones–Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint, 6 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Selectmen's Stones–Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint, 6 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lakeridge Heights, CT. The route passes Millers Pond, Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint and Whitney Pond before reaching Selectmen's Stones at the turnaround, 6.1 miles in. It climbs 943 ft. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Selectmen's Stones–Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint, 6 sights
12.2 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 333–650 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.47998, -72.62994
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Millers Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Poole Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mag-5, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Whitney Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Selectmen's Path, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mica Ledges Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Selectmen's Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Selectmen's Stones, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mica Ledges Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Selectmen's Path, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Mag-5, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint–Millers Pond, 3 lakes 3.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft
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