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Cockaponset State Forest

Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route reaches Shailer Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 318 ft2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road 41.38230, -72.48671
Nearest town Winthrop, CT
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Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Elevation 233–318 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Pine Ledge Road · 41.38230, -72.48671

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Pine Ledge Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miPass Shailer Pond.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading SE.
  6. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/shailer-pond-shailer-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

23% dirt17% gravel60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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