Boundary Trail–Lone Pine Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Boundary Trail–Lone Pine Trail, 3 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Durham Center, CT. It climbs 612 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Boundary Trail–Lone Pine Trail, 3 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 388–549 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: 41.44616, -72.66770
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Northern Exposure, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boundary Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bridle Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach Whitney Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bridle Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boundary Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 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 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 1 min before dark.
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