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View from Soapstone Mountain summit lookout tower in Connecticut's Shenipsit State Forest..JPG
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Shenipsit State Forest

Soapstone Mountain–Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Soapstone Mountain–Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Crystal Lake, CT. The route passes Soapstone Mountain and Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint. It climbs 722 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi705 – 1,070 ft · steepest grade: 36%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Soap Stone Road 41.96069, -72.40930
Nearest town Crystal Lake, CT
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Soapstone Mountain–Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 722 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 705–1,068 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: Soap Stone Road · 41.96069, -72.40930

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Soapstone Mountain.
  4. 150 ftPass Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Webster Road, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miReach Soapstone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sykes Road, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Parker Road, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftBear left onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/soapstone-mountain-shenipsit-state-forest-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights-6-km

Trail surface

88% dirt12% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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