Shenipsit State Forest

Webster Road via Sykes Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Webster Road via Sykes Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Ellington, CT. It climbs 325 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi535 – 804 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.93092, -72.43887
Nearest town Ellington, CT

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Webster Road via Sykes Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 325 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 534–805 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.93092, -72.43887

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Webster Road, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miReach Webster Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Sykes Road, heading S.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from connector Trailhead