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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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 SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 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 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
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