Broomstick Ledges & New England Trail
5 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Broomstick Ledges & New England Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Broomstick Ledges near North Guilford, CT. The route reaches Broomstick Ledges at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 316 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Broomstick Ledges & New England Trail
5 mi · ▲ 316 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 278–470 ft
Out & Back · Broomstick Ledges
Trailhead: Goat Lot Road · 41.38558, -72.69240
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on Goat Lot Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miReach Broomstick Ledges, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
- 0.1 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 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from Goat Lot Road Trailhead
- New England Trail & Race Hill Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Goat Hill Road & New England Trail Loop 4.8 mi · ▲ 363 ft
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