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Shenipsit State Forest

Webster Road via Soapstone Mountain Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 53 min

Webster Road via Soapstone Mountain Road is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Shenipsit State Forest near Somers, CT. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi712 – 883 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Soapstone Mountain Road 41.95922, -72.41935
Nearest town Somers, CT
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Webster Road via Soapstone Mountain Road

2.4 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 53 min

Elevation 710–884 ft

Out & Back · Shenipsit State Forest

Trailhead: Soapstone Mountain Road · 41.95922, -72.41935

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Soapstone Mountain Road, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Webster Road, heading S.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miReach Webster Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp right onto Soapstone Mountain Road, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftArrive 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/webster-road-out-back-4-km-09f0

Trail surface

98% dirt2% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 2.7″ yesterday (4.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 89°67° 57%
Fri 92°69° 40%
Sat 90°68° 40%
Sun 92°65° 17%
Mon 92°69° 20%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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