Purple Trail via New England Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Purple Trail via New England Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 308 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Purple Trail via New England Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 100–283 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.35862, -72.69354
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Purple Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miReach Purple Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 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 0.7 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- New England Trail 3 mi · ▲ 280 ft
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