Goat Hill Road & New England Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Goat Hill Road & New England Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Nut Plains, CT. It climbs 780 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Goat Hill Road & New England Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 780 ft · 3 hr 47 min
Elevation 174–398 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.35328, -72.68495
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Goat Hill Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Hart Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~103 min). Leave by 4:50 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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