AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi210 – 417 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32914, -72.49944
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Spuce Ledge Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 209–418 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32914, -72.49944

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  29. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spuce-ledge-road-out-back-11-km-4c6f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 77°64°
Thu 88°70°
Fri 93°72° 19%
Sat 91°70° 25%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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