Cockaponset State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 397 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35345, -72.68044
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT

Directions

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
  5. 1 miSharp left onto Goat Hill Road, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto County Road, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 1.1 miSharp right onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
  18. 1 miTurn left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  20. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 4:44 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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