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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Stickney Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Stickney Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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