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Nehantic State Forest

Brown Hill–Nickerson Hill, 3 summits

4 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Brown Hill–Nickerson Hill, 3 summits is a 4-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Sterling City, CT. The route passes Uncas Pond, Brown Hill and Nickerson Hill. It climbs 736 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 440 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38003, -72.31248
Nearest town Sterling City, CT
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Brown Hill–Nickerson Hill, 3 summits

4 mi · ▲ 736 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 81–439 ft

Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest

Trailhead: 41.38003, -72.31248

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 86% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Uncas Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Keeny Road, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miPass Brown Hill.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miPass Nickerson Hill.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brown-hill-nickerson-hill-out-back-4-summits-7-km

Trail surface

5% gravel95% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 65°F58°
Precip86%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 1% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 25% rain11 AM: 60% rain12 PM: 69% rain1 PM: 86% rain2 PM: 80% rain3 PM: 61% rain4 PM: 64% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 29% rain7 PM: 20% rain8 PM: 26% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 25% rain11 PM: 29% rain
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:52 PM
Mon 68°58° 22%
Tue 65°50° 28%
Wed 66°48°
Thu 67°46° 21%
Fri 61°51° 37%
Sat 60°53° 37%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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