Uncas Pond & Norwich Pond via Keeny Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Uncas Pond & Norwich Pond via Keeny Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Sterling City, CT. The route passes Uncas Pond before reaching Norwich Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 210 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Uncas Pond & Norwich Pond via Keeny Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 210 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 48–163 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37287, -72.32235
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Uncas Pond.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Keeny Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Uncas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Norwich Pond.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Uncas Pond & Keeny Road 5.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft
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