New England Trail & White Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 4 hr 36 min
New England Trail & White Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rockland, CT. It climbs 659 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi92 – 486 ft13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40780, -72.67923
Nearest town Rockland, CT
Directions
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New England Trail & White Trail
12.8 mi · ▲ 659 ft · 4 hr 36 min
Elevation 91–487 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.40780, -72.67923
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.2 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 3:56 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
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