Nipmuck State Forest

Sessions Meadow Marsh & Stickney Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Sessions Meadow Marsh & Stickney Road is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Sessions Meadow Marsh. It climbs 762 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,204 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Stickney Road 41.98692, -72.17697
Nearest town Union, CT

Directions

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Sessions Meadow Marsh & Stickney Road

6.7 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 887–1,206 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: Stickney Road · 41.98692, -72.17697

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Stickney Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 450 ftReach Sessions Meadow Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.6 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

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 76°F61°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity85%
Rained 1″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 87°66° 52%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 90°68° 41%
Sun 91°65° 15%
Mon 91°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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