Spuce Ledge Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Spuce Ledge Road is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spuce Ledge Road
5.1 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 288–449 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.34274, -72.51399
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 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 2.2 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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