YMCA Pond & Old Harvey Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 46 min
YMCA Pond & Old Harvey Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Durham Center, CT. The route reaches YMCA Pond. It climbs 469 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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YMCA Pond & Old Harvey Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 469 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 280–674 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.48076, -72.65598
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 66° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miPass YMCA Pond.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Old Harvey Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach YMCA Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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