Mount Pisgah & New England Viewpoint via New England Trail
1 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 31 min
Mount Pisgah & New England Viewpoint via New England Trail is a 1-mile out-and-back in Mount Pisgah Open Space near Durham Center, CT. The route passes New England Viewpoint and Mount Pisgah before reaching New England Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It climbs 356 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Pisgah & New England Viewpoint via New England Trail
1 mi · ▲ 356 ft · 31 min
Elevation 401–640 ft
Out & Back · Mount Pisgah Open Space
Trailhead: Pisgah Road Connector · 41.44833, -72.66788
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pisgah Road Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass New England Viewpoint.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Mount Pisgah, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miPass New England Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Northern Exposure, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pisgah Road Connector, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM — 11 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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