Wells Brook Dam & South Wales Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Wells Brook Dam & South Wales Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Wells Brook Dam. It climbs 826 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Wells Brook Dam & South Wales Road
10.4 mi · ▲ 826 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 774–1,088 ft
Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest
Trailhead: 41.99919, -72.19951
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Wells Brook Dam.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Paine Hill Road, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 2.2 miReach Wells Brook Dam, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.3 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 5 min before dark.
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- Wells Brook Dam 2.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Sessions Meadow Marsh 4.6 mi · ▲ 331 ft
- Stickney Road 7.4 mi · ▲ 624 ft
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