County Road–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 3 hr 50 min
County Road–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights is a 10.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Nut Plains, CT. It climbs 726 ft. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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County Road–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights
10.4 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 3 hr 50 min
Elevation 157–398 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.35345, -72.68044
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Goat Hill Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto County Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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