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Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 53 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. It is mostly level, with 114 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 436 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cedar Lake Road 41.36995, -72.49833
Nearest town Winthrop, CT
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Spuce Ledge Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 114 ft · 53 min

Elevation 315–437 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Cedar Lake Road · 41.36995, -72.49833

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

  1. Start on Cedar Lake Road, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading W.
  9. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 400 ftTurn left onto Cedar Lake Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 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-4-km-28c7

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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