Sodom Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 59 min
Sodom Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 299 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sodom Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 59 min
Elevation 696–877 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: 41.96378, -72.40981
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 NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left onto Sodom Road, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 6 min before dark.
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