AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Shenipsit Lake & Hare Road via Snipsic Lake Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 54 min

Shenipsit Lake & Hare Road via Snipsic Lake Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land near Quarryville, CT. The route reaches Shenipsit Lake. It climbs 257 ft. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 686 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hare Road 41.89960, -72.42233
Nearest town Quarryville, CT
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Shenipsit Lake & Hare Road via Snipsic Lake Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft · 54 min

Elevation 512–684 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: Hare Road · 41.89960, -72.42233

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Hare Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right onto Snipsic Lake Road, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftPass Shenipsit Lake.
  5. 0.5 miReach Shenipsit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Hare Road, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 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/shenipsit-lake-hare-road-out-back-4-km-f737

Trail surface

58% dirt42% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 2 min before dark.

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