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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Farmington Reservoir.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miPass Porcupine Hole.
  5. 300 ftPass Green Wall.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftPass Rattlesnake Rock.
  10. 50 ftPass Will Warren's Den.
  11. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miPass Metacomet Pond.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftReach Porcupine Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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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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