AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi345 – 453 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37395, -72.50446
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Spuce Ledge Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 344–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.37395, -72.50446

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 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-c463

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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