Brown Hill–Uncas Pond, 3 summits is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near North Lyme, CT. The route passes Uncas Pond and Brown Hill. It climbs 494 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 354 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39612, -72.30722
Nearest town North Lyme, CT
Directions
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Brown Hill–Uncas Pond, 3 summits
5.3 mi · ▲ 494 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 48–353 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.39612, -72.30722
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Keeny Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Uncas Pond.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Brown Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Balanced Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Brown Hill.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
35% gravel65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Moulsons Pond 4.3 mi · ▲ 457 ft
- Pleasant Valley Preserve Beach 4.3 mi · ▲ 396 ft
- Uncas Pond via Keeny Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Norwich Pond via Keeny Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Uncas Pond & Norwich Pond via Keeny Road 5.2 mi · ▲ 467 ft
- Brown Hill Loop via Keeny Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 294 ft
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