Lake of Isles
6.5 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Lake of Isles is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Shewville, CT. The route reaches Lake of Isles. It climbs 606 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi177 – 404 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46947, -71.94221
Nearest town Shewville, CT
Directions
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Lake of Isles
6.5 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 2 hr 28 min
Elevation 177–404 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.46947, -71.94221
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 200 ftPass Lake of Isles.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Lake of Isles, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
1% boardwalk99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM
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- Lake of Isles 2.7 mi · ▲ 250 ft
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