Uncas Pond via Keeny Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near North Lyme, CT. The route reaches Uncas Pond at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 287 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi46 – 262 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39612, -72.30722
Nearest town North Lyme, CT
Directions
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Uncas Pond via Keeny Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 47–261 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.39612, -72.30722
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 70° · precip 93% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Keeny Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Uncas Pond.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Uncas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% gravel88% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 77°F70°
Precip93%Wind4 mphUV4Humidity80%
Rained 1.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue
80°64°
Wed
78°63°
Thu
88°71°
Fri
92°72°
19%
Sat
91°71°
25%
Sun
91°71°
16%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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