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Cockaponset State Forest

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 440 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32726, -72.51026
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

6.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 136–440 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32726, -72.51026

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 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/tower-hill-lake-tower-hill-lake-out-back-9-km-5ab2

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.8″ 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 91°71°
Fri 93°72° 19%
Sat 92°71° 25%
Sun 93°69° 18%
Mon 95°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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