James Valley Preserve

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.

Elevation

0 mi427 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41883, -72.71105
Nearest town Beaver Head Corner, CT

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto NET/Lone Pine Cross Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miReach Stagecoach Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miSharp right onto NET/Lone Pine Cross Trail, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 78°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity77%
Rained 1.3″ yesterday (3.8″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 77°63°
Thu 87°68° 17%
Fri 92°70° 31%
Sat 90°68° 35%
Sun 91°69° 20%
Mon 95°72°

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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