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.
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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 Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.
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- Parker Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 803 ft
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