Goat Hill Road & Race Hill Road

5 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Goat Hill Road & Race Hill Road is a 5-mile out-and-back near Rockland, CT. It climbs 311 ft. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 397 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Goat Hill Road & Race Hill Road

5 mi · ▲ 311 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 213–398 ft

Out & Back

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

  1. Start on Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 2.1 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading W.
  4. 400 ftReach Goat Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Goat Hill Road, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip92%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 19% rain1 AM: 32% rain2 AM: 44% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 92% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 81% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 80% rain1 PM: 78% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 47% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°69°
Fri 93°71° 28%
Sat 91°70° 33%
Sun 92°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 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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