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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Webster Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Bonair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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 surface
68% dirt32% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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