Sodom Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Sodom Road is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 446 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Sodom Road
4.3 mi · ▲ 446 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 726–882 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: Soapstone Mountain Road · 41.95922, -72.41935
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Soap Stone Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sodom Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Webster Road via Soapstone Mountain Road 2.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft
- Sodom Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 889 ft
- Sodom Road & Thomas Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Sykes Road 5.5 mi · ▲ 628 ft
- Lake Bonair 7.9 mi · ▲ 477 ft
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