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Cockaponset State Forest

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

9.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It climbs 411 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 453 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36484, -72.52635
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

9.1 mi · ▲ 411 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 206–451 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.36484, -72.52635

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Kelsey Town Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.6 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading N.
  23. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.4 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-road-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 0.7″ yesterday (2″ 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 87°69°
Fri 92°71° 22%
Sat 90°69° 27%
Sun 91°70° 18%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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