Mount Pisgah Open Space

New England Viewpoint via New England Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 41 min

New England Viewpoint via New England Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Mount Pisgah Open Space near Durham Center, CT. The route reaches New England Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 838 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 594 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.45779, -72.65125
Nearest town Durham Center, CT

Directions

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New England Viewpoint via New England Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 838 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 333–595 ft

Out & Back · Mount Pisgah Open Space

Trailhead: 41.45779, -72.65125

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:51 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Poole Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  14. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 500 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 500 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  24. 200 ftReach New England Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  29. 50 ftSharp right onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 450 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading S.
  35. 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 200 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  43. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 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

44% dirt3% gravel53% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:51 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 6:51 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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