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Shenipsit State Forest

Lake Bonair

2.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 58 min

Lake Bonair is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Ellington, CT. The route reaches Lake Bonair. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 774 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.91505, -72.43086
Nearest town Ellington, CT
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Lake Bonair

2.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 58 min

Elevation 633–774 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: 41.91505, -72.43086

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Bonair.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Lake Bonair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 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/lake-bonair-lake-bonair-out-back-4-km-1e25

Trail surface

22% dirt78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Ellington, Connecticut