Spuce Ledge Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Spuce Ledge Road is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 338 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spuce Ledge Road
6.3 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 2 hr 16 min
Elevation 222–418 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.33185, -72.49807
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 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 2.9 mi in (~76 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Spuce Ledge Road 6.4 mi · ▲ 247 ft
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