Rockland Preserve

Bee Line–Crooked Hill Road, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 50 min

Bee Line–Crooked Hill Road, 3 sights is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. It is mostly level, with 199 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 571 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Crooked Hill Road 41.42406, -72.68075
Nearest town Rockland, CT

Directions

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Bee Line–Crooked Hill Road, 3 sights

2.2 mi · ▲ 199 ft · 50 min

Elevation 418–570 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: Crooked Hill Road · 41.42406, -72.68075

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start on Crooked Hill Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bambi, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Belt, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Eratica, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
  11. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftBear right onto Eratica, heading SW.
  15. 400 ftTurn right onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading SE.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dave Houston Trail, heading SW.
  20. 250 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NW.
  24. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:07 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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