AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Goat Hill Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Goat Hill Road is a 5.6-mile out-and-back near Rockland, CT. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 371 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40210, -72.65305
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Goat Hill Road

5.6 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 264–372 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.40210, -72.65305

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
  3. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Goat Lot Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Goat Hill Road, heading E.
  6. 2.6 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/quonnipaug-lake-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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