Stickney Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Stickney Road is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. It climbs 624 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi925 – 1,204 ft7.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.99919, -72.19951
Nearest town Union, CT
Directions
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Stickney Road
7.4 mi · ▲ 624 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 926–1,206 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: 41.99919, -72.19951
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:51 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 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.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.6 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
5% dirt95% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:51 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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