Tower Hill Road
3 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Tower Hill Road is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tower Hill Road
3 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 136–283 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.32726, -72.51026
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Tower Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.1 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 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · loop · via Tower Hill Road
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 3 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 6.1 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
- 10.3 mi · out & back · via Tower Hill Road
More from this trailhead
- Star Lake & Dennison Pond via Tower Hill Road 8.7 mi · ▲ 485 ft
- Parmelee Road 9.2 mi · ▲ 533 ft
- Messerschmidt Pond & Horse Pond 4.1 mi · ▲ 278 ft
- Horse Hill Woods Open Space Viewpoint via Tower Hill Road 6.9 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road 6.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Spuce Ledge Road 7.9 mi · ▲ 373 ft
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