Aunt Ruth's Turnpike
9.2 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Aunt Ruth's Turnpike is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Silver Falls, CT. It climbs 580 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Aunt Ruth's Turnpike
9.2 mi · ▲ 580 ft · 3 hr 21 min
Elevation 163–379 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.43692, -72.26351
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Aunt Ruth's Turnpike, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Young Preserve Viewpoint 5.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Powers Lake via Holmes Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft
- Aunt Ruth's Turnpike 9.3 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Darrow Pond via Aunt Ruth's Turnpike 11.3 mi · ▲ 865 ft
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