AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi135 – 282 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32726, -72.51026
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left onto Tower Hill Road, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tower-hill-road-out-back-5-km-95b8

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.8″ 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 89°71°
Fri 93°72° 19%
Sat 91°71° 25%
Sun 92°71° 18%
Mon 97°74°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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