New England Trail & White Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 16 min
New England Trail & White Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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New England Trail & White Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 91–225 ft
Out & Back · Timberlands
Trailhead: 41.33487, -72.67434
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Red Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach White Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 12 min before dark.
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