Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It climbs 755 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi276 – 1,017 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Soapstone Mountain Road 41.95786, -72.41372
Nearest town Somers, CT
Directions
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Soapstone Mountain Road & Sykes Road
5.9 mi · ▲ 755 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 277–1,018 ft
Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest
Trailhead: Soapstone Mountain Road · 41.95786, -72.41372
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Soapstone Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Sykes Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Soapstone Mountain Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading E.
- 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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