Avery Road & Old County Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min
Avery Road & Old County Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near West Stafford, CT. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Avery Road & Old County Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 53 min
Elevation 737–868 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: Avery Road · 41.98297, -72.39857
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Avery Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old County Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Old County Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Avery Road, heading S.
- 0.5 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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