Cockaponset State Forest

Purple Trail via New England Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Purple Trail via New England Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 357 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 282 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.37101, -72.70395
Nearest town North Guilford, CT

Directions

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Purple Trail via New England Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 357 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 100–282 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: connector · 41.37101, -72.70395

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Race Hill Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.5 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 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

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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