Cockaponset State Forest

County Road & New England Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 2 hr 52 min

County Road & New England Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 423 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New England Trail 41.36508, -72.69050
Nearest town North Guilford, CT

Directions

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County Road & New England Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 237–423 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.36508, -72.69050

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on New England Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto County Road, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  26. 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% dirt24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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