AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Shenipsit Lake Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 50 min

Shenipsit Lake Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land near Crystal Lake, CT. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 676 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.90919, -72.41576
Nearest town Crystal Lake, CT
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Shenipsit Lake Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 50 min

Elevation 517–676 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.90919, -72.41576

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shenipsit Lake Road, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miReach Shenipsit Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 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-road-out-back

Trail surface

71% dirt29% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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