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Nipmuck State Forest

Sessions Meadow Marsh & South Wales Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Sessions Meadow Marsh & South Wales Road is a 9.4-mile out-and-back in Nipmuck State Forest near Union, CT. The route reaches Sessions Meadow Marsh. It climbs 881 ft. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 1,056 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.00527, -72.16319
Nearest town Union, CT
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Sessions Meadow Marsh & South Wales Road

9.4 mi · ▲ 881 ft · 3 hr 34 min

Elevation 774–1,056 ft

Out & Back · Nipmuck State Forest

Trailhead: 42.00527, -72.16319

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miPass Sessions Meadow Marsh.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto Paine Hill Road, heading N.
  9. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 2.2 miReach Sessions Meadow Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 2.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  20. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftSharp left, heading S.
  23. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wells-brook-dam-wells-brook-dam-out-back-12-km

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 88°67° 52%
Fri 92°69° 39%
Sat 90°69° 41%
Sun 91°66° 15%
Mon 91°70° 20%

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