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Shenipsit State Forest

Lake Bonair

2.3 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 56 min

Lake Bonair is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Ellington, CT. The route reaches Lake Bonair at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 340 ft. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi469 – 719 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91504, -72.44040
Nearest town Ellington, CT
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Lake Bonair

2.3 mi · ▲ 340 ft · 56 min

Elevation 470–718 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: 41.91504, -72.44040

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miReach Lake Bonair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 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-4-km

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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