Mount Pisgah Open Space

New England Trail

3 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 7 min

New England Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Mount Pisgah Open Space near Rockland, CT. It is mostly level, with 228 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 443 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44429, -72.65671
Nearest town Rockland, CT

Directions

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New England Trail

3 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 333–444 ft

Out & Back · Mount Pisgah Open Space

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 W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
  20. 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 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

57% dirt7% gravel36% 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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