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Shenipsit State Forest

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Webster Road, heading SW.
  5. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sykes Road, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/soapstone-mountain-road-sykes-road-out-back-3-sights-5-km-3479

Trail surface

75% dirt22% paved3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

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