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Shenipsit State Forest

Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 1,390 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98269, -72.43702
Nearest town Somers, CT
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Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 277–868 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: 41.98269, -72.43702

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Sykes Road, heading S.
  13. 1 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miReach Soapstone Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 350 ftTurn left onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/soapstone-mountain-road-sykes-road-out-back-15-km-50a8

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity73%
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 81°65°
Thu 91°69° 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:38 PM.

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