White Circle Trail & White Trail via New England Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 2 hr 4 min
White Circle Trail & White Trail via New England Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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White Circle Trail & White Trail via New England Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 91–283 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.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto White Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto White Circle Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach White Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto White Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Red Cross Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Purple Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 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 2.7 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- New England Trail 3 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Purple Trail via New England Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Lower Guilford Lake–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 lakes 6.6 mi · ▲ 550 ft
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