New England Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 2 hr 2 min
New England Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Durham Center, CT. It climbs 540 ft. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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New England Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 540 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 333–580 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.45779, -72.65125
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 96% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Poole Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Poole Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Coginchaug Cave 2 mi · ▲ 334 ft
- Cockaponset State Forest Viewpoint 2.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Bear Rock & Bear Rock Pond via Bear Rock Bypass 3 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- New England Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 454 ft
- The Darkside 4.7 mi · ▲ 565 ft
- New England Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 508 ft
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