Lower Guilford Lake & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 59 min
Lower Guilford Lake & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. The route passes Lower Guilford Lake and Upper Guilford Lake. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Lower Guilford Lake & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 59 min
Elevation 43–119 ft
Out & Back · Timberlands
Trailhead: Blue/White Circle Trail · 41.33230, -72.68538
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 81°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on Blue/White Circle Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Lower Guilford Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Blue Cross Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Red/White Circle Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Guilford Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach Lower Guilford Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Red/White Circle Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Blue Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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