Spuce Ledge Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Spuce Ledge Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 304 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spuce Ledge Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 304 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 275–449 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Kelsey Town Road · 41.34111, -72.51635
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 88% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on Kelsey Town Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 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 S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Kelsey Town Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Spuce Ledge Road 4 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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