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Cockaponset State Forest

Waterhouse Pond

4.6 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Waterhouse Pond is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Chester, CT. The route reaches Waterhouse Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 309 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi154 – 404 ft · steepest grade: 23%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41147, -72.46757
Nearest town Chester, CT
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Waterhouse Pond

4.6 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 155–402 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.41147, -72.46757

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miReach Waterhouse Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/waterhouse-pond-out-back-7-km-7bc4

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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