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Shenipsit State Forest

Soap Stone Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 59 min

Soap Stone Road is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 422 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 850 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.96878, -72.42406
Nearest town Somers, CT
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Soap Stone Road

2.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 59 min

Elevation 660–849 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: 41.96878, -72.42406

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Soap Stone Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 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/soap-stone-road-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:06 PM

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