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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Poole Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
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