Turkey Hill Reservoir via Filley Road
4 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Turkey Hill Reservoir via Filley Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near West Haddam, CT. The route reaches Turkey Hill Reservoir. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi308 – 525 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Jericho Road 41.43813, -72.54100
Nearest town West Haddam, CT
Directions
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Turkey Hill Reservoir via Filley Road
4 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 310–526 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Jericho Road · 41.43813, -72.54100
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Jericho Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old County Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Turkey Hill Reservoir.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Filley Road, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old County Road East, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Turkey Hill Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Filley Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old County Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Jericho Road, heading N.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
62% dirt38% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- CCC Firepool via Old County Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 178 ft
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