James L. Goodwin State Forest

Middle Road

4 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Middle Road is a 4-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Rawson, CT. It climbs 370 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi486 – 650 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.81628, -72.09399
Nearest town Rawson, CT

Directions

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Middle Road

4 mi · ▲ 370 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 485–649 ft

Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest

Trailhead: 41.81628, -72.09399

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:05 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto Nutmeg Lane, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Road, heading S.
  9. 0.5 miReach Middle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left onto Nutmeg Lane, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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

OvercastTemperature 78°F61°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity88%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed 79°63°
Thu 91°69° 31%
Fri 93°70° 31%
Sat 92°68° 41%
Sun 93°66° 17%
Mon 93°70° 18%

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