Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond & New England Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond & New England Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Nut Plains, CT. The route reaches Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond & New England Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 157–310 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.35345, -72.68044
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Mag-5 & New England Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft
- County Road–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 726 ft
- New England Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- White Cross Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 262 ft
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