AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Winthrop, CT. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 449 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

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

3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 315–449 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 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Cedar Lake Road, heading SW.
  12. 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-5-km-0a8e

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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