Powers Lake via Holmes Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Powers Lake via Holmes Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Chesterfield, CT. The route reaches Powers Lake at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It climbs 449 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Powers Lake via Holmes Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 449 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 196–379 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: Holmes Road · 41.43796, -72.26269
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 on Holmes Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Powers Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 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 3.1 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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