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 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Parker Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 289–846 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: 41.98427, -72.43429
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Soapstone Mountain Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Soapstone Mountain & Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint via Soapstone Mountain Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 922 ft
- Parker Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 921 ft
- Soapstone Mountain–Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint, 4 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft
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