Nipmuck State Forest

Stickney Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Stickney Road is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. It climbs 799 ft. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,253 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00527, -72.16319
Nearest town Union, CT

Directions

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Stickney Road

6.9 mi · ▲ 799 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 899–1,254 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 42.00527, -72.16319

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Stickney Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miReach Stickney Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 2.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 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

6% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.9″ 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 79°63°
Thu 88°67° 52%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 90°69° 41%
Sun 91°66° 15%
Mon 91°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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