Soapstone Mountain Road is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Whitaker Woods near Somers, CT. It climbs 975 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi328 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98207, -72.42798
Nearest town Somers, CT
Directions
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Soapstone Mountain Road
5.4 mi · ▲ 975 ft · 2 hr 17 min
Elevation 328–1,018 ft
Out & Back · Whitaker Woods
Trailhead: 41.98207, -72.42798
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 SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Soapstone Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.6 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
57% dirt1% paved42% 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%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Parker Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 858 ft
- Parker Road 5.9 mi · ▲ 976 ft
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