Bridle Loop–Goat Hill Road, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Bridle Loop–Goat Hill Road, 5 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near North Madison, CT. It climbs 936 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bridle Loop–Goat Hill Road, 5 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 936 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 213–544 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: Race Hill Road · 41.37161, -72.67002
Weather Sep 21: Light drizzle, high 69°F / low 56° · precip 22% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Race Hill Road, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Goat Hill Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto County Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bridle Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach Race Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear right onto Bridle Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto County Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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