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Shenipsit State Forest

Lake Bonair & Webster Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Lake Bonair & Webster Road is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. The route reaches Lake Bonair at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 434 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 856 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Webster Road 41.94803, -72.42395
Nearest town Somers, CT
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Lake Bonair & Webster Road

6.2 mi · ▲ 434 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 637–856 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: Webster Road · 41.94803, -72.42395

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Webster Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miReach Lake Bonair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.4 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/lake-bonair-lake-bonair-out-back-12-km-0c3d

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (4.5″ 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°63°
Thu 89°67° 57%
Fri 93°69° 40%
Sat 90°68° 40%
Sun 92°65° 17%
Mon 92°69° 20%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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