Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
6 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road is a 6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Deep River, CT. The route reaches Shailer Pond at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 652 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
6 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 143–437 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37322, -72.45727
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 65° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading NW.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Shailer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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