Upper Guilford Lake–Goat Hill Road, 5 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Upper Guilford Lake–Goat Hill Road, 5 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Upper Guilford Lake at the turnaround, 6.5 miles in. It climbs 727 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Upper Guilford Lake–Goat Hill Road, 5 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 727 ft · 4 hr 40 min
Elevation 91–398 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Goat Hill Road · 41.39641, -72.65239
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto White Circle Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Upper Guilford Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto White Circle Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Goat Hill Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 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 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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