Rockland Preserve

New England Trail

3 mi · ▲ 228 ft · 1 hr 7 min

New England Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve 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 · 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 W.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto New England Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  14. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 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

56% dirt7% gravel37% 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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