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.
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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 95% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Crooked Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bambi, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Summit Belt, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eratica, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Eratica, heading SW.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Dave Houston Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NW.
- 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 0.8 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Crooked Hill Road Trailhead
- Boundary Trail–Coan Pond Loop, 5 sights 2.4 mi · ▲ 236 ft
- Crooked Hill Road & Mag-5 via New England Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Green Trail–New England Trail, 3 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft
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