Turkey Hill Reservoir & CCC Firepool Loop via Filley Road
5.9 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Turkey Hill Reservoir & CCC Firepool Loop via Filley Road is a 5.9-mile loop in Cockaponset State Forest near Arnolds, CT. The route passes Turkey Hill Reservoir and CCC Firepool. It climbs 635 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Turkey Hill Reservoir & CCC Firepool Loop via Filley Road
5.9 mi · ▲ 635 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 199–532 ft
Loop · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.45393, -72.53153
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 91% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftBear right onto Filley Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Turkey Hill Reservoir.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old County Road East, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Turkey Hill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass CCC Firepool.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Filley Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old County Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Jericho Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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