Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 417 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34551, -72.51416
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Spuce Ledge Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 298–418 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.34551, -72.51416

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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