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
Directions
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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: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Uncas Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Keeny Road, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Brown Hill.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Nickerson Hill.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 surface
5% gravel95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Keeny Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Brown Hill–Nickerson Hill, 4 summits 5.8 mi · ▲ 942 ft
- Keeny Road 3.2 mi · ▲ 510 ft
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