Cockaponset State Forest

Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond. It climbs 460 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 397 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights

8.4 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 215–398 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

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. 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
  4. 1 miTurn left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miReach Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Goat Hill Road, heading N.
  14. 2.2 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

70% dirt30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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