White Cross Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 3 hr 44 min
White Cross Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Rockland, CT. The route passes Upper Guilford Lake before reaching White Cross Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 588 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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White Cross Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights
10.3 mi · ▲ 588 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 62–378 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.39375, -72.68662
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start on Rockland Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 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 SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 2.5 miContinue straight onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Upper Guilford Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right onto White Circle Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach White Cross Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Red Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Rockland Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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 4.6 mi in (~118 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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