New England Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 3 hr 43 min
New England Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rockland, CT. It climbs 550 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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New England Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 550 ft · 3 hr 43 min
Elevation 174–423 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: County Road · 41.40281, -72.66808
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on County Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 1.9 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
- 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 NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto County Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 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 5.1 mi in (~131 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from County Road Trailhead
- County Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Rockland Road via County Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Goat Hill Road Loop 3.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Broomstick Ledges & Dodge Dump Truck via New England Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 430 ft
- County Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft
- County Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 169 ft
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