Sodom Road Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 56 min
Sodom Road Loop is a 2.5-mile loop in Shenipsit State Forest near Crystal Lake, CT. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sodom Road Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 56 min
Elevation 696–874 ft
Loop · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: Sodom Road · 41.96264, -72.40619
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Sodom Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:17 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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