Crow Point Cove–Elm Street Extension, 4 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in South Meadows Greenway at Goodwin University near Rocky Hill, CT. The route reaches Crow Point Cove at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 167 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7 – 167 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.67788, -72.64496
Nearest town Rocky Hill, CT
Directions
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Crow Point Cove–Elm Street Extension, 4 sights
7.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 7–168 ft
Out & Back · South Meadows Greenway at Goodwin University
Trailhead: 41.67788, -72.64496
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Meadow Lane, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Patricia Drive, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Elm Street Extension, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Great Meadow Road, heading N.
- 1.8 miReach Crow Point Cove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miContinue straight onto Elm Street Extension, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Patricia Drive, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Meadow Lane, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
4% dirt96% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F64°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 2″ yesterday (4.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
82°65°
Thu
88°69°
37%
Fri
95°71°
39%
Sat
93°71°
39%
Sun
96°71°
19%
Mon
95°73°
17%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Rocky Hill & Quarry Park Viewpoint 1.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Great Meadow Road & Meadow Lane 2.9 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- C Lane via Meadow Lane 3 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- B Lane & Meadow Lane via Great Meadow Road 3.6 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Elm Street Extension via Meadow Lane 4.4 mi · ▲ 167 ft
- Elm Street Extension & Elm Street via Meadow Lane 5 mi · ▲ 167 ft
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