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Cockaponset State Forest

New England Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 45 min

New England Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 272 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New England Trail 41.36508, -72.69050
Nearest town North Guilford, CT
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New England Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 45 min

Elevation 182–272 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.36508, -72.69050

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on New England Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miArrive 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/new-england-trail-out-back-3-km-5008

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 6:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:21 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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