Porcupine Hole–Rattlesnake Rock, 6 rocks is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Farmington, CT. The route passes Farmington Reservoir, Porcupine Hole, Green Wall and 2 more before reaching Metacomet Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 831 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi430 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 33%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70867, -72.82919
Nearest town Farmington, CT
Directions
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Porcupine Hole–Rattlesnake Rock, 6 rocks
3.4 mi · ▲ 831 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 428–758 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.70867, -72.82919
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Farmington Reservoir.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Porcupine Hole.
- 300 ftPass Green Wall.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Rattlesnake Rock.
- 50 ftPass Will Warren's Den.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Metacomet Pond.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Porcupine Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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
1% boardwalk99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Rattlesnake Mountain–Porcupine Hole, 3 summits 1.9 mi · ▲ 339 ft
- Farmington Reservoir–Riddles Pond, 3 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 330 ft
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