Race Hill Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 55 min
Race Hill Road is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It is mostly level, with 168 ft of elevation gain. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Race Hill Road
2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft · 55 min
Elevation 182–315 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.36508, -72.69050
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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