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Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

New England Trail

2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 43 min

New England Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi659 – 715 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

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

2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 43 min

Elevation 658–716 ft

Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land

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. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/stair-brook-falls-out-back-3-km-3991

Trail surface

100% dirt

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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