Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Spuce Ledge Road is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Pond Meadow, CT. It climbs 587 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi105 – 417 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32011, -72.49419
Nearest town Pond Meadow, CT

Directions

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Spuce Ledge Road

8.7 mi · ▲ 587 ft · 3 hr 12 min

Elevation 104–418 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32011, -72.49419

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  41. 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:05 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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