Cockaponset State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 489 ft10.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New England Trail 41.35328, -72.68495
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT

Directions

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on New England Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.8 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  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 NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto County Road, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miReach Dodge Dump Truck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
  28. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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