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Shenipsit State Forest

Lake Bonair & Soapstone Mountain Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Lake Bonair & Soapstone Mountain Road is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. The route reaches Lake Bonair at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 515 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi637 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 15%8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Soapstone Mountain Road 41.95786, -72.41372
Nearest town Somers, CT
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Lake Bonair & Soapstone Mountain Road

7.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 637–1,018 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: Soapstone Mountain Road · 41.95786, -72.41372

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Soapstone Mountain Road, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miReach Lake Bonair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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-13-km

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity82%
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°65°
Thu 89°67° 57%
Fri 93°69° 40%
Sat 91°69° 40%
Sun 93°65° 17%
Mon 92°70° 20%

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