Keeny Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Keeny Road is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Sterling City, CT. It is mostly level, with 202 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Keeny Road
2.8 mi · ▲ 202 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 48–226 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.38145, -72.33142
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Keeny Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Keeny Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 11 min before dark.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Brown Hill via Balanced Rock Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 224 ft
- Uncas Pond via Keeny Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- Uncas Pond–Norwich Pond, 3 lakes 5.6 mi · ▲ 724 ft
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