Quonnipaug Lake & New England Trail
4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Quonnipaug Lake & New England Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. The route reaches Quonnipaug Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 297 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Quonnipaug Lake & New England Trail
4 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 237–362 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.36508, -72.69050
Weather Aug 3: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 500 ftReach Quonnipaug Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 0 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from New England Trail Trailhead
- Race Hill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 88 ft
- Race Hill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- New England Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Race Hill Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 200 ft
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- Race Hill Road 2.5 mi · ▲ 168 ft
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