Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route reaches Shailer Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 316 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Shailer Pond via Pine Ledge Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 144–327 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37145, -72.46308
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 SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pine Ledge Road, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Cedar Swamp Road, heading SW.
- 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.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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 1.5 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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