Nutmeg Lane is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in James L. Goodwin State Forest near Rawson, CT. It climbs 262 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi420 – 666 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.80050, -72.08691
Nearest town Rawson, CT
Directions
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Nutmeg Lane
3.1 mi · ▲ 262 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 421–665 ft
Out & Back · James L. Goodwin State Forest
Trailhead: 41.80050, -72.08691
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:46 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Nutmeg Lane, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Nutmeg Lane, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.5 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
63% dirt37% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity82%
Rained 1.2″ yesterday (3.1″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed
78°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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