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Nipmuck State Forest

Hamilton Reservoir & Stickney Road

9 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Hamilton Reservoir & Stickney Road is a 9-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Hamilton Reservoir at the turnaround, 4.5 miles in. It climbs 949 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi709 – 1,253 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stickney Road 41.98244, -72.19088
Nearest town Union, CT
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Hamilton Reservoir & Stickney Road

9 mi · ▲ 949 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Elevation 709–1,254 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: Stickney Road · 41.98244, -72.19088

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

  1. Start on Stickney Road, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.7 miReach Hamilton Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 1.7 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/hamilton-reservoir-stickney-road-out-back

Trail surface

8% dirt92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 1 min before dark.

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