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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 92% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Goat Hill Road, heading N.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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