Soapstone Mountain & Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint via Soapstone Mountain Road is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. The route passes Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint before reaching Soapstone Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 922 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi289 – 1,047 ft · steepest grade: 21%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98427, -72.43429
Nearest town Somers, CT
Directions
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Soapstone Mountain & Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint via Soapstone Mountain Road
4.8 mi · ▲ 922 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 289–1,046 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Soapstone Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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
65% dirt2% boardwalk1% paved32% 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 2.4 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Soapstone Mountain Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 894 ft
- Parker Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 803 ft
- Parker Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 921 ft
- Soapstone Mountain–Shenipsit State Forest Viewpoint, 4 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,583 ft
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