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Rockland Preserve

New England Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 3 min

New England Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 443 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44429, -72.65671
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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New England Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 333–444 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: 41.44429, -72.65671

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Poole Road, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 200 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
  9. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 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/new-england-trail-out-back-4-km-d60a

Trail surface

62% dirt38% 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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