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
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Webster Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Webster Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Sykes Road, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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
- Lake Bonair 3.9 mi · ▲ 397 ft
- Sykes Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 379 ft
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