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Shenipsit State Forest

Lake Bonair

3.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Lake Bonair is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Ellington, CT. The route reaches Lake Bonair at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 801 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.93092, -72.43887
Nearest town Ellington, CT
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Lake Bonair

3.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 534–801 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.93092, -72.43887

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miReach Lake Bonair, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 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-out-back-6-km-98ad

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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