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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left onto Tower Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Tower Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 1 min before dark.
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