Stagecoach Pond via New England Trail
3 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Stagecoach Pond via New England Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in James Valley Preserve near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route reaches Stagecoach Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 478 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Stagecoach Pond via New England Trail
3 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 426–716 ft
Out & Back · James Valley Preserve
Trailhead: 41.41883, -72.71105
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto NET/Lone Pine Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Stagecoach Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto NET/Lone Pine Cross Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark.
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More from this trailhead
- New England Trail 2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Cooks Lane Trail & Lone Pine Trail Loop via New England Trail 3 mi · ▲ 487 ft
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