Cockaponset State Forest

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

9.1 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Pond Meadow, CT. It climbs 458 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi125 – 440 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32408, -72.49372
Nearest town Pond Meadow, CT

Directions

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Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

9.1 mi · ▲ 458 ft · 3 hr 16 min

Elevation 125–440 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32408, -72.49372

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  39. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  40. 350 ftSharp left, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  42. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  44. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  45. 450 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

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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