Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 164 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi341 – 453 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37740, -72.50625
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Spuce Ledge Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 164 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 342–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.37740, -72.50625

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Butter Jones Road, heading N.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  21. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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.

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