AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Hare Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 52 min

Hare Road is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land near Crystal Lake, CT. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi554 – 696 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90919, -72.41576
Nearest town Crystal Lake, CT
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Hare Road

2.2 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 52 min

Elevation 553–696 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.90919, -72.41576

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Hare Road, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miReach Hare Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.8 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/hare-road-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
Rained 2″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 90°67° 56%
Fri 93°70° 39%
Sat 91°68° 40%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:26 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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