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Shenipsit State Forest

Parker Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 2 hr

Parker Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 803 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 846 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98269, -72.43702
Nearest town Somers, CT
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Parker Road

4.8 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 282–846 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: 41.98269, -72.43702

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftArrive 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/parker-road-out-back-8-km-78f1

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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