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Mount Pisgah Open Space

New England Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 26 min

New England Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Pisgah Open Space near Rockland, CT. It climbs 341 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 459 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

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

3.8 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 333–460 ft

Out & Back · Mount Pisgah Open Space

Trailhead: 41.44429, -72.65671

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 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. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  14. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 500 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  16. 50 ftSharp left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  22. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  30. 500 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  33. 500 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading W.
  34. 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 200 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  42. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  43. 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-6-km-251b

Trail surface

64% dirt7% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity75%
Rained 1.9″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 78°64°
Thu 90°70° 16%
Fri 93°71° 31%
Sat 91°71° 35%
Sun 92°67° 19%
Mon 94°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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