AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Nehantic State Forest

Holmes Road

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Holmes Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Chesterfield, CT. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi361 – 463 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Holmes Road 41.43822, -72.26068
Nearest town Chesterfield, CT
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Holmes Road

2 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 42 min

Elevation 360–463 ft

Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest

Trailhead: Holmes Road · 41.43822, -72.26068

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

  1. Start on Holmes Road, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.7 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/holmes-road-out-back-3-km-1ba8

Trail surface

70% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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