Uncas Pond via Keeny Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Uncas Pond via Keeny Road is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Sterling City, CT. The route reaches Uncas Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 196 ft of elevation gain. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Uncas Pond via Keeny Road
2.9 mi · ▲ 196 ft · 1 hr 4 min
Elevation 48–235 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.38349, -72.32922
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Keeny Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Uncas Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:20 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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