Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 1,390 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi276 – 866 ft · steepest grade: 15%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.98269, -72.43702
Nearest town Somers, CT
Directions
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Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road
9.2 mi · ▲ 1,390 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 277–868 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: 41.98269, -72.43702
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Parker Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Sykes Road, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Soapstone Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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- Parker Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 905 ft
- Parker Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 803 ft
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