Uncas Pond & Keeny Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Sterling City, CT. The route reaches Uncas Pond. It climbs 366 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi49 – 262 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37287, -72.32235
Nearest town Sterling City, CT
Directions
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Uncas Pond & Keeny Road
5.3 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 48–261 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.37287, -72.32235
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 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.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miReach Uncas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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
62% gravel38% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 3.9″ yesterday (5.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
78°62°
Thu
88°71°
Fri
92°72°
18%
Sat
91°71°
23%
Sun
91°71°
16%
Mon
96°73°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Uncas Pond & Norwich Pond via Keeny Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 210 ft
- Brown Hill–Nickerson Hill, 5 summits 8.2 mi · ▲ 932 ft
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