CCC Firepool via Pine Ledge Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 34 min
CCC Firepool via Pine Ledge Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route reaches CCC Firepool at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 384 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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CCC Firepool via Pine Ledge Road
4.1 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 241–428 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Cedar Swamp Road · 41.38261, -72.49282
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cedar Swamp Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto North Pine Ledge Road, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach CCC Firepool, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Pine Ledge Road, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading W.
- 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 1.6 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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