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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 92% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto County Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Goat Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto County Road, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.9 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 (~102 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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