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Cockaponset State Forest

Star Lake & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Star Lake & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route passes Star Lake before reaching Star Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 223 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 453 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36484, -72.52635
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Star Lake & Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

5.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 310–451 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miPass Star Lake.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miPass Star Lake.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/star-lake-star-lake-out-back-4-lakes-9-km-e241

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 92°71° 22%
Sat 90°69° 27%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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