Soapstone Mountain Road–Sykes Road, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Soapstone Mountain Road–Sykes Road, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Crystal Lake, CT. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi712 – 883 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Handel Road 41.95719, -72.40709
Nearest town Crystal Lake, CT
Directions
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Soapstone Mountain Road–Sykes Road, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 710–884 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: Handel Road · 41.95719, -72.40709
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Webster Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Sykes Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 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
75% dirt22% paved3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 77°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity82%
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°65°
Thu
89°67°
57%
Fri
93°69°
40%
Sat
91°69°
40%
Sun
93°65°
17%
Mon
92°70°
20%
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