Spuce Ledge Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 57 min
Spuce Ledge Road is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spuce Ledge Road
2.7 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 57 min
Elevation 328–449 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37740, -72.50625
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 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 1.1 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 3.4 mi · loop · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 4 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 4 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Spuce Ledge Road
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