AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Spuce Ledge Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 449 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34423, -72.51582
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Spuce Ledge Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 288–449 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.34423, -72.51582

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spuce-ledge-road-out-back-8-km-e5b0

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 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

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