Tower Hill Lake & Butter Jones Road via Spuce Ledge Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Tower Hill Lake & Butter Jones Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. The route reaches Tower Hill Lake. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tower Hill Lake & Butter Jones Road via Spuce Ledge Road
3.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 347–451 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
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Tower Hill Lake.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Butter Jones Road, heading W.
- 250 ftReach Tower Hill Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 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 1.1 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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