Broomstick Ledges

Goat Hill Road & Gracie via New England Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Goat Hill Road & Gracie via New England Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Broomstick Ledges near Rockland, CT. It climbs 529 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 568 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Goat Hill Road 41.39641, -72.65239
Nearest town Rockland, CT

Directions

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Goat Hill Road & Gracie via New England Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 529 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 280–569 ft

Out & Back · Broomstick Ledges

Trailhead: Goat Hill Road · 41.39641, -72.65239

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 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 miTurn left onto County Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
  11. 400 ftBear left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftReach Goat Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
  14. 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left onto County Road, heading S.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Hill Road, heading NE.
  24. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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