Keeny Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Sterling City, CT. It climbs 272 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi92 – 262 ft · steepest grade: 18%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Keeny Road 41.38145, -72.31203
Nearest town Sterling City, CT
Directions
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Keeny Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 272 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 94–261 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: Keeny Road · 41.38145, -72.31203
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Keeny Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 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
29% gravel71% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:52 PM
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