AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shenipsit State Forest

Old County Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Old County Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near West Stafford, CT. It climbs 351 ft. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 873 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00559, -72.38855
Nearest town West Stafford, CT
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Old County Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 351 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 662–874 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: 42.00559, -72.38855

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Old County Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miReach Old County Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 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/old-county-road-out-back-6-km-3235

Trail surface

27% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:15 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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