Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 50 min
Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route reaches Shailer Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
2.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 50 min
Elevation 233–378 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Hoop Pole Hill Road · 41.38683, -72.48020
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start on Hoop Pole Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Shailer Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Hoop Pole Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 10 min before dark.
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