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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 77°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Cedar Lake Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading W.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Cedar Lake Road, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Cedar Lake Road Trailhead
- Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Cedar Lake Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Spuce Ledge Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft
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