Aunt Ruth's Turnpike
6.9 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Aunt Ruth's Turnpike is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Silver Falls, CT. It climbs 475 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Aunt Ruth's Turnpike
6.9 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 163–361 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.41705, -72.26558
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 87% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1 miBear left onto Aunt Ruth's Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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