View from Soapstone Mountain summit lookout tower in Connecticut's Shenipsit State Forest..JPG
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Soapstone Mountain Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 894 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98427, -72.43429
Nearest town Somers, CT

Directions

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Soapstone Mountain Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 894 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 289–1,018 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: 41.98427, -72.43429

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftReach Soapstone Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

64% dirt2% boardwalk1% paved33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (4.4″ 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 80°66°
Thu 91°68° 56%
Fri 94°71° 41%
Sat 92°70° 39%
Sun 94°67° 16%
Mon 94°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:44 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

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