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Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Shenipsit Lake & Shenipsit Lake Road via Hare Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Shenipsit Lake & Shenipsit Lake Road via Hare Road is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land near Quarryville, CT. The route reaches Shenipsit Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 293 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi518 – 696 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Shenipsit Lake Road 41.90249, -72.40851
Nearest town Quarryville, CT
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Shenipsit Lake & Shenipsit Lake Road via Hare Road

3.6 mi · ▲ 293 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 517–696 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit Lake Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: Shenipsit Lake Road · 41.90249, -72.40851

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Shenipsit Lake Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hare Road, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miReach Shenipsit Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Shenipsit Lake Road, heading S.
  12. 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-shenipsit-lake-road-out-back

Trail surface

82% dirt18% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity85%
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 78°64°
Thu 90°67° 55%
Fri 93°70° 38%
Sat 91°69° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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