AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Shenipsit Lake & Hare Road via Snipsic Lake Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 53 min

Shenipsit Lake & Hare Road via Snipsic Lake Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land near Ellington, CT. The route reaches Shenipsit Lake. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 689 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hare Road 41.90587, -72.43218
Nearest town Ellington, CT
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Shenipsit Lake & Hare Road via Snipsic Lake Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 53 min

Elevation 513–689 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: Hare Road · 41.90587, -72.43218

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Hare Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miPass Shenipsit Lake.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Snipsic Lake Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miReach Shenipsit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Hare Road, heading NW.
  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-out-back-4-km-41cf

Trail surface

64% dirt36% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity76%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 87°67° 56%
Fri 93°69° 38%
Sat 90°69° 41%
Sun 93°68° 17%
Mon 91°69° 20%

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 8:37 PM.

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