Cockaponset State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 423 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: County Road 41.40281, -72.66808
Nearest town Rockland, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start on County Road, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading E.
  15. 1.9 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.9 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto County Road, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

81% dirt19% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity72%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 90°70°
Fri 93°71° 28%
Sat 91°71° 33%
Sun 92°67° 20%
Mon 94°72°

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.

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