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Porcupine Hole–Rattlesnake Rock, 5 rocks is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT. The route passes Metacomet Pond, Rattlesnake Rock, Will Warren's Den and Green Wall before reaching Porcupine Hole at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 934 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 758 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67123, -72.83222
Nearest town Pinnacle Heights Housing, CT

Directions

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Porcupine Hole–Rattlesnake Rock, 5 rocks

4.9 mi · ▲ 934 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 241–758 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.67123, -72.83222

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftPass Metacomet Pond.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miPass Rattlesnake Rock.
  16. 50 ftPass Will Warren's Den.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miPass Green Wall.
  19. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftReach Porcupine Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  31. 350 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  39. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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