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Cockaponset State Forest

Purple Trail via New England Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Purple Trail via New England Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi98 – 282 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: New England Trail 41.36727, -72.69214
Nearest town North Guilford, CT
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Purple Trail via New England Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 100–282 ft

Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest

Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.36727, -72.69214

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

  1. Start on New England Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
  6. 1 miArrive 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/purple-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:21 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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