Cockaponset State Forest

New England Trail

3 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 8 min

New England Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 282 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35862, -72.69354
Nearest town North Guilford, CT

Directions

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New England Trail

3 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 182–283 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: 41.35862, -72.69354

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 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 surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:13 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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