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Whitaker Woods

Parker Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Parker Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Whitaker Woods near Somers, CT. It climbs 976 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi328 – 932 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98207, -72.42798
Nearest town Somers, CT
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Parker Road

5.9 mi · ▲ 976 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 328–932 ft

Out & Back · Whitaker Woods

Trailhead: 41.98207, -72.42798

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 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/parker-road-out-back-10-km-c3a2

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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