Parmelee Road & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road
4 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Parmelee Road & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Parmelee Road & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road
4 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 313–451 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Tower Hill Road · 41.36533, -72.52043
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Tower Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Parmelee Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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