Tower Hill Lake–Parmelee Road, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Tower Hill Lake–Parmelee Road, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route reaches Tower Hill Lake. It climbs 370 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Tower Hill Lake–Parmelee Road, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 2 hr 5 min
Elevation 313–451 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Spuce Ledge Road · 41.35929, -72.50603
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Tower Hill Lake.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Parmelee Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Tower Hill Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading S.
- 0.7 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 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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