Nehantic State Forest

Rogers Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min

Rogers Lake is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Laysville, CT. The route reaches Rogers Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi49 – 128 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35695, -72.30721
Nearest town Laysville, CT

Directions

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Rogers Lake

1.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 41 min

Elevation 48–128 ft

Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.35695, -72.30721

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 85% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftReach Rogers Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F58°
Precip85%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 0.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 5% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 26% rain11 AM: 59% rain12 PM: 69% rain1 PM: 85% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 60% rain4 PM: 64% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 28% rain7 PM: 21% rain8 PM: 27% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 28% rain11 PM: 30% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 68°59° 25%
Tue 61°50° 28%
Wed 66°48°
Thu 67°46° 21%
Fri 62°51° 37%
Sat 60°53° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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