Keeny Road is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near North Lyme, CT. It climbs 402 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 299 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40673, -72.33724
Nearest town North Lyme, CT
Directions
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Keeny Road
4.6 mi · ▲ 402 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 76–299 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.40673, -72.33724
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
10% gravel90% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity82%
Rained 2.6″ yesterday (3.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 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 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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