Spuce Ledge Road
4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Spuce Ledge Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spuce Ledge Road
4 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 275–418 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Kelsey Town Road · 41.34111, -72.51635
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Kelsey Town Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Kelsey Town Road, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 3.4 mi · loop · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 4 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
More from Kelsey Town Road Trailhead
- Kelsey Town Road 6.3 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Spuce Ledge Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft
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