Spuce Ledge Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Spuce Ledge Road is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 279 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi223 – 449 ft7.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33024, -72.50569
Nearest town Lake View, CT
Directions
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Spuce Ledge Road
7.3 mi · ▲ 279 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 222–449 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.33024, -72.50569
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 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 NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 9 min before dark.
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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