Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Cedar Lake Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr
Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Cedar Lake Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. The route passes Star Lake before reaching Dennison Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Cedar Lake Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 314–384 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Cedar Lake Road · 41.36995, -72.49833
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Cedar Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miPass Star Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass Dennison Pond.
- 50 ftReach Star Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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