Brown Hill Loop via Keeny Road is a 2.2-mile loop in Nehantic State Forest near North Lyme, CT. The route reaches Brown Hill. It climbs 294 ft. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 351 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39612, -72.30722
Nearest town North Lyme, CT
Directions
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Brown Hill Loop via Keeny Road
2.2 mi · ▲ 294 ft · 53 min
Elevation 108–350 ft
Loop · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.39612, -72.30722
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 70° · precip 93% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Brown Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Keeny Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
8% gravel92% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 77°F70°
Precip93%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity80%
Rained 1.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue
80°64°
Wed
78°63°
Thu
88°71°
Fri
92°72°
19%
Sat
91°71°
25%
Sun
91°71°
16%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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