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Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

New England Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 56 min

New England Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. It climbs 392 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi282 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41388, -72.73120
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT
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New England Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 392 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 282–687 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.41388, -72.73120

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 1.4 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 1.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rec-pond-rec-pond-out-back-11-km-16cc

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:10 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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