Shenipsit Lake & Connecticut Water Company Trolley Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land near Quarryville, CT. The route reaches Shenipsit Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi515 – 554 ft3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Connecticut Water Company Trolley Trail 41.89094, -72.41711
Nearest town Quarryville, CT
Directions
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Shenipsit Lake & Connecticut Water Company Trolley Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 514–555 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: Connecticut Water Company Trolley Trail · 41.89094, -72.41711
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on Connecticut Water Company Trolley Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Shenipsit Lake.
- 1.8 miReach Shenipsit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miArrive 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
OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2″ yesterday (3.6″ 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
79°64°
Thu
90°68°
55%
Fri
93°70°
38%
Sat
91°69°
41%
Sun
93°66°
17%
Mon
94°70°
20%
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