AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Cockaponset State Forest

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 195 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 440 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.34423, -72.51582
Nearest town Lake View, CT
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Tower Hill Road via Spuce Ledge Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 195 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 288–440 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.34423, -72.51582

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tower Hill Road, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Spuce Ledge Road, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 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-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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