AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Shenipsit State Forest

Sykes Road

2.5 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Sykes Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Ellington, CT. It climbs 379 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 620 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

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

2.5 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 277–621 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.93092, -72.43887

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Sykes Road, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.7 miReach Sykes Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sykes-road-out-back-4-km-7333

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:06 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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