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Cockaponset State Forest

Gracie–New England Trail, 3 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Gracie–New England Trail, 3 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Nut Plains, CT. It climbs 912 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 568 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Purple Trail 41.34722, -72.67404
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT
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Gracie–New England Trail, 3 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 100–569 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: Purple Trail · 41.34722, -72.67404

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Purple Trail, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading W.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading N.
  17. 350 ftBear left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading N.
  18. 150 ftReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
  20. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  32. 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  35. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gracie-new-england-trail-out-back-5-sights-22-km

Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (1.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 80°64°
Thu 86°72°
Fri 89°72° 26%
Sat 88°71° 31%
Sun 88°69° 20%
Mon 94°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~186 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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