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Shenipsit State Forest

Sykes Road & Webster Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Sykes Road & Webster Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Ellington, CT. It climbs 556 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi276 – 804 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sykes Road 41.93654, -72.45233
Nearest town Ellington, CT
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Sykes Road & Webster Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 556 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 277–805 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: Sykes Road · 41.93654, -72.45233

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

  1. Start on Sykes Road, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right onto Webster Road, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Sykes Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Sykes Road, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.9 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-webster-road-out-back-7-km-1d46

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:47 AMSunset 8:06 PM

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