White Cross Viewpoint & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 51 min
White Cross Viewpoint & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Timberlands near Nut Plains, CT. The route passes Upper Guilford Lake before reaching White Cross Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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White Cross Viewpoint & Upper Guilford Lake via New England Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 51 min
Elevation 58–128 ft
Out & Back · Timberlands
Trailhead: 41.33168, -72.68858
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Blue Cross Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Upper Guilford Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto White Circle Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach White Cross Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Cross Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto White Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Orange Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto White Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Blue Cross Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Blue/White Circle Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 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 1.2 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Coan Pond Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 1,156 ft
- Broomstick Ledges–Upper Guilford Lake, 3 cliffs 14.8 mi · ▲ 951 ft
- Meyerhuber Pond–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 lakes 15.9 mi · ▲ 1,112 ft
- Lower Guilford Lake & Blue/White Circle Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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