Cockaponset State Forest

Parmelee Road via Spuce Ledge Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Parmelee Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 252 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 453 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37395, -72.50446
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Parmelee Road via Spuce Ledge Road

4.6 mi · ▲ 252 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 313–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.37395, -72.50446

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Parmelee Road, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach Parmelee Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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