State Forest Quarry #1 & State Park Pond via Shenipsit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 10 min
State Forest Quarry #1 & State Park Pond via Shenipsit Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Cobalt, CT. The route passes State Park Pond before reaching State Forest Quarry #1 at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 404 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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State Forest Quarry #1 & State Park Pond via Shenipsit Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 499–806 ft
Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest
Trailhead: Shenipsit Trail · 41.57741, -72.55071
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass State Park Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Shenipsit Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach State Forest Quarry #1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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