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Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Goat Hill–Rice City Pond, 8 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 1 hr

Goat Hill–Rice City Pond, 8 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park near Wheelockville, MA. The route passes Rice City Pond and Goat Hill. It climbs 273 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi230 – 476 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.09425, -71.62332
Nearest town Wheelockville, MA
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Goat Hill–Rice City Pond, 8 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 273 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 230–475 ft

Out & Back · Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Trailhead: 42.09425, -71.62332

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:43 AM · sunset 8:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Towpath Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Rice City Pond.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Goat Hill Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 100 ftBear left onto Greenway Trail, heading N.
  7. 150 ftPass Goat Hill.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftTurn right onto Reload North, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Southern Access Trail, heading W.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Wind Up, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left onto Southern Access Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Down & Out, heading SE.
  14. 500 ftTurn right onto Goat Hill Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftArrive 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/goat-hill-rice-city-pond-out-back-9-sights-4-km

Trail surface

55% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (1.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:43 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:03 PM
Wed 83°63°
Thu 87°69° 45%
Fri 95°72° 29%
Sat 92°71° 37%
Sun 95°71°
Mon 95°72° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 0 min before dark.

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