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Cockaponset State Forest

Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Tower Hill Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Tower Hill Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route passes Star Lake and Star Lake before reaching Dennison Pond at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 485 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 427 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32726, -72.51026
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Tower Hill Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 136–427 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32726, -72.51026

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miPass Star Lake.
  13. 0.3 miPass Star Lake.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miPass Dennison Pond.
  16. 250 ftReach Star Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto Kelsey Town Road, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 1 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/star-lake-star-lake-out-back-4-lakes-14-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 93°72° 19%
Sat 91°71° 25%
Sun 92°71° 18%
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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