Butter Jones Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Butter Jones Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Butter Jones Road
3.9 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 318–451 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.35846, -72.51807
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 86% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading NE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 5.7 mi · out & back · via Butter Jones Road
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- 6 mi · out & back · via Butter Jones Road
- 8.4 mi · out & back · via Butter Jones Road
- 8.5 mi · out & back · via Butter Jones Road
- 8.7 mi · out & back · via Butter Jones Road
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- Butter Jones Road via Spuce Ledge Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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