Dodge Dump Truck & New England Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Dodge Dump Truck & New England Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Nut Plains, CT. The route reaches Dodge Dump Truck at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 560 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Dodge Dump Truck & New England Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 174–490 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.35328, -72.68495
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto County Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach Dodge Dump Truck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 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 1.7 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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