Goodwin Forest Trail & Nutmeg Lane is a 4-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Chaplin, CT. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 673 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Nutmeg Lane 41.81284, -72.10400
Nearest town Chaplin, CT
Directions
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Goodwin Forest Trail & Nutmeg Lane
4 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 421–671 ft
Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest
Trailhead: Nutmeg Lane · 41.81284, -72.10400
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Nutmeg Lane, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Goodwin Forest Trail, heading NE.
- 2.3 miSharp right onto Nutmeg Lane, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
37% dirt63% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.9″ yesterday (2.3″ 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
80°64°
Thu
91°69°
31%
Fri
93°71°
31%
Sat
92°69°
41%
Sun
94°67°
17%
Mon
94°70°
18%
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