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Rockland Preserve

Boundary Trail–Lone Pine Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Boundary Trail–Lone Pine Trail, 3 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near North Guilford, CT. It climbs 829 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi262 – 545 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.37934, -72.69697
Nearest town North Guilford, CT
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Boundary Trail–Lone Pine Trail, 3 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 829 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 261–544 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: 41.37934, -72.69697

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Boundary Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Bridle Loop, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  20. 250 ftReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn left onto Bridle Loop, heading S.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Boundary Trail, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  30. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  35. 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading S.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boundary-trail-lone-pine-trail-out-back-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity79%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°64°
Thu 88°70° 15%
Fri 93°72° 28%
Sat 92°70° 33%
Sun 92°70° 20%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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