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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Nutmeg Lane, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Middle Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach Middle Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Nutmeg Lane, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 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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