Mag-5 & New England Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Mag-5 & New England Trail is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Cockaponset State Forest near Nut Plains, CT. It climbs 1,015 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mag-5 & New England Trail
14.2 mi · ▲ 1,015 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 157–565 ft
Out & Back · Cockaponset State Forest
Trailhead: 41.35345, -72.68044
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 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 6.9 mi in (~189 min). Leave by 3:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 2.6 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · loop · via New England Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via New England Trail
More from this trailhead
- County Road–Goat Hill Road, 3 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 726 ft
- New England Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 305 ft
- Guilford Sportsmens Club Pond & New England Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- White Cross Viewpoint–Upper Guilford Lake, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 262 ft
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