Tower Hill Road
10.3 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Tower Hill Road is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Kelseytown, CT. It climbs 709 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tower Hill Road
10.3 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 37–440 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.30801, -72.49935
Weather Aug 4: Heavy rain, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Tower Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.0 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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