Star Lake & Dennison Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 58 min
Star Lake & Dennison Pond is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route passes Star Lake before reaching Dennison Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Star Lake & Dennison Pond
2.7 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 58 min
Elevation 314–384 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37395, -72.50446
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 86% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 1 miPass Star Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Dennison Pond.
- 150 ftReach Star Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- Star Lake 2.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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