Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

10 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 10-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Kelseytown, CT. It climbs 641 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 417 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30801, -72.49935
Nearest town Kelseytown, CT

Directions

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Spuce Ledge Road

10 mi · ▲ 641 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 37–418 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.30801, -72.49935

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  37. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 5:29 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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