New England Trail
3 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 8 min
New England Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi180 – 282 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35862, -72.69354
Nearest town North Guilford, CT
Directions
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New England Trail
3 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 182–283 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.35862, -72.69354
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
35% dirt65% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
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- Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes 6.6 mi · ▲ 550 ft
- White Circle Trail & White Trail via New England Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft
- Purple Trail via New England Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft
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