Goat Hill Road–New England Trail Loop, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Goat Hill Road–New England Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 6-mile loop near North Madison, CT. It climbs 445 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Goat Hill Road–New England Trail Loop, 4 sights
6 mi · ▲ 445 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 213–423 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Race Hill Road · 41.37161, -72.67002
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 90% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Race Hill Road, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Goat Hill Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto County Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading SW.
- 400 ftReach Race Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Goat Lot Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftThe loop closes 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 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Race Hill Road Trailhead
- Race Hill Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Race Hill Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 205 ft
- Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond & Race Hill Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- County Road–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights 4.8 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Quonnipaug Lake–New England Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- New England Trail–Race Hill Road, 3 sights 8.1 mi · ▲ 455 ft
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