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Shenipsit State Forest

Parker Road

5.2 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Parker Road is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 905 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 932 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.8 mi

Getting there

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

5.2 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 282–932 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. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading SW.
  11. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 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-adc7

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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