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Dodge Dump Truck & Goat Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Dodge Dump Truck & Goat Hill Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Dodge Dump Truck at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 219 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 489 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Goat Hill Road 41.39641, -72.65239
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Dodge Dump Truck & Goat Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 219 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 280–490 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Goat Hill Road · 41.39641, -72.65239

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 92% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miReach Dodge Dump Truck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dodge-dump-truck-goat-hill-road-out-back

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip92%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 32% rain2 AM: 44% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 92% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 81% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 80% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°69°
Fri 93°71° 28%
Sat 91°70° 33%
Sun 92°70° 20%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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