Race Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Race Hill Road is a 4-mile out-and-back near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 338 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.36760, -72.69976
Nearest town North Guilford, CT

Directions

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Race Hill Road

4 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 213–337 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.36760, -72.69976

Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
  3. 1.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftReach Race Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 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

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip93%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 1.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 32% rain2 AM: 48% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 50% rain7 AM: 93% rain8 AM: 89% rain9 AM: 81% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 81% rain1 PM: 77% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 40% rain4 PM: 43% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 35% rain7 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 82°64°
Wed 80°65°
Thu 89°70° 15%
Fri 93°72° 28%
Sat 92°70° 33%
Sun 92°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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