Cockaponset State Forest

Spuce Ledge Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Spuce Ledge Road is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Pond Meadow, CT. It climbs 420 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 417 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32408, -72.49372
Nearest town Pond Meadow, CT

Directions

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Spuce Ledge Road

8.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 126–418 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32408, -72.49372

Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  29. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  36. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  37. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 78°F69°
Precip89%Wind4 mphUV5Humidity78%
Rained 2.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 11% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 39% rain3 AM: 43% rain4 AM: 47% rain5 AM: 82% rain6 AM: 42% rain7 AM: 74% rain8 AM: 83% rain9 AM: 66% rain10 AM: 71% rain11 AM: 81% rain12 PM: 89% rain1 PM: 86% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 36% rain5 PM: 36% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 22% rain8 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Tue 78°64°
Wed 77°63°
Thu 82°71°
Fri 84°71° 19%
Sat 84°71° 25%
Sun 84°71° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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