Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint–Soapstone Mountain Road, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. The route reaches Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 320 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi712 – 1,034 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Webster Road 41.94803, -72.42395
Nearest town Somers, CT
Directions
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Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint–Soapstone Mountain Road, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 320 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 710–1,035 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: Webster Road · 41.94803, -72.42395
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Webster Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Soap Stone Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Webster Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 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
62% dirt38% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F61°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (4.5″ 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°63°
Thu
89°67°
57%
Fri
93°69°
40%
Sat
90°68°
40%
Sun
92°65°
17%
Mon
92°69°
20%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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