Nipmuck State Forest Laurel Sanctuary
Snow Hill–Buchner Road, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Snow Hill–Buchner Road, 3 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest Laurel Sanctuary near Lake Chaffee, CT. The route reaches Snow Hill. It climbs 548 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Snow Hill–Buchner Road, 3 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 548 ft · 2 hr 10 min
Elevation 833–1,175 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest Laurel Sanctuary
Trailhead: Snow Hill Road · 41.96514, -72.20222
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 76°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Snow Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Snow Hill.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Buchner Road, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Old County Road, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Snow Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Buchner Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Snow Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.8 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:45 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:05 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
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