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Cockaponset State Forest

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 440 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32726, -72.51026
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 136–440 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32726, -72.51026

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 84% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tower-hill-lake-tower-hill-lake-out-back-9-km-5ab2

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F58°
Precip84%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.6″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 10% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 9% rain10 AM: 40% rain11 AM: 69% rain12 PM: 70% rain1 PM: 84% rain2 PM: 72% rain3 PM: 53% rain4 PM: 57% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 26% rain8 PM: 24% rain9 PM: 26% rain10 PM: 32% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 68°58° 21%
Tue 64°50° 28%
Wed 66°49°
Thu 66°46° 15%
Fri 61°51° 38%
Sat 60°52° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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