Cockaponset State Forest

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.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 564 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.35345, -72.68044
Nearest town Nut Plains, CT

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 89% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1.4 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
  15. 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mag-5, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading S.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  34. 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading SW.
  36. 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading S.
  37. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  38. 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.

Trail surface

75% dirt25% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip89%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 20% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 45% rain3 AM: 50% rain4 AM: 53% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 49% rain7 AM: 89% rain8 AM: 89% rain9 AM: 76% rain10 AM: 78% rain11 AM: 80% rain12 PM: 85% rain1 PM: 79% rain2 PM: 61% rain3 PM: 41% rain4 PM: 39% rain5 PM: 45% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 14% rain
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 81°64°
Wed 79°64°
Thu 86°71° 31%
Fri 88°72° 31%
Sat 87°70° 41%
Sun 88°71° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~189 min). Leave by 4:37 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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