AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Spuce Ledge Road is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Kelseytown, CT. It climbs 771 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 449 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.30801, -72.49935
Nearest town Kelseytown, CT
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Spuce Ledge Road

11.3 mi · ▲ 771 ft · 4 hr 9 min

Elevation 37–449 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.30801, -72.49935

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  45. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  46. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  48. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  49. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  50. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  51. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  53. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  54. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  55. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spuce-ledge-road-out-back-18-km-add7

Trail surface

79% dirt21% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip90%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity74%
Rained 1.5″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 12% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 41% rain3 AM: 42% rain4 AM: 46% rain5 AM: 81% rain6 AM: 40% rain7 AM: 72% rain8 AM: 81% rain9 AM: 64% rain10 AM: 69% rain11 AM: 81% rain12 PM: 90% rain1 PM: 85% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 35% rain5 PM: 35% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue 78°63°
Wed 77°63°
Thu 83°72° 29%
Fri 84°72° 29%
Sat 84°71° 37%
Sun 84°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 5:21 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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