Keeny Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Sterling City, CT. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi108 – 233 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38562, -72.33209
Nearest town Sterling City, CT
Directions
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Keeny Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 109–234 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.38562, -72.33209
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Keeny Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
11% gravel11% dirt78% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 2.6″ yesterday (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
78°62°
Thu
88°71°
Fri
92°72°
20%
Sat
91°71°
26%
Sun
91°71°
16%
Mon
96°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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