Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 9.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Kelseytown, CT. It climbs 684 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 417 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30801, -72.49935
Nearest town Kelseytown, CT

Directions

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Spuce Ledge Road

9.9 mi · ▲ 684 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 37–418 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.30801, -72.49935

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  33. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 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 surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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