Upper Guilford Lake & New England Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Upper Guilford Lake & New England Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. The route reaches Upper Guilford Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 258 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Guilford Lake & New England Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 258 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 81–282 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.36727, -72.69214
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start on New England Trail, heading S.
- 2.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Upper Guilford Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 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 1.9 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- White Trail via New England Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 226 ft
- Purple Trail via New England Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- New England Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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