Green Trail–New England Trail, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Green Trail–New England Trail, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rockland, CT. It climbs 1,074 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Green Trail–New England Trail, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Elevation 91–544 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: Crooked Hill Road · 41.42406, -72.68075
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 95% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on Crooked Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Green Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 2 min before dark.
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