Cockaponset State Forest

Tower Hill Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Tower Hill Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 312 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.33185, -72.49807
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Tower Hill Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 206–312 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.33185, -72.49807

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 1 miSharp left onto Tower Hill Road, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  8. 1 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 300 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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