Best hikes in Nehantic State Forest
Ambleway maps 17 hikes in Nehantic State Forest, from a 2.0-mile walk to a 11-mile day out. All of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Uncas Pond via Keeny Road. The biggest climb is Darrow Pond via Aunt Ruth's Turnpike, gaining 865 ft, and the network tops out at 463 ft.
- Holmes Road 2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Rogers Lake 2.1 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Brown Hill Loop via Keeny Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 294 ft
- Nehantic State Forest Viewpoint 2.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Norwich Pond via Keeny Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Keeny Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Nickerson Hill Loop 2.9 mi · ▲ 400 ft
- Uncas Pond via Keeny Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach 4.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Moulsons Pond 4.3 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Nehantic State Forest Viewpoint Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 481 ft
- Young Preserve Viewpoint 5.3 mi · ▲ 510 ft
- Young Preserve Viewpoint 5.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Powers Lake via Holmes Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Beech Hill 10.9 mi · ▲ 850 ft
- Aunt Ruth's Turnpike 11.2 mi · ▲ 718 ft
- Darrow Pond via Aunt Ruth's Turnpike 11.3 mi · ▲ 865 ft