Cockaponset State Forest

Tower Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Tower Hill Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Lake View, CT. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi207 – 312 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.32914, -72.49944
Nearest town Lake View, CT

Directions

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Tower Hill Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 206–312 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.32914, -72.49944

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 450 ftSharp left onto Tower Hill Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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