Star Lake & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Star Lake & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route reaches Star Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Star Lake & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 317–451 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.36484, -72.52635
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Star Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Butter Jones Road 3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Parmelee Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Star Lake & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road 5.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road 9.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft
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