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Rockland Preserve

Stannard Pond–Coan Pond Loop, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 55 min

Stannard Pond–Coan Pond Loop, 4 sights is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Stannard Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 247 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 571 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41600, -72.66979
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Stannard Pond–Coan Pond Loop, 4 sights

2.4 mi · ▲ 247 ft · 55 min

Elevation 410–571 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: 41.41600, -72.66979

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Coan Pond Loop, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Eratica, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Eratica, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Eratica, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rishy, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rishy, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rishy, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rishy, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Rockland Loop, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Rishy, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Eastern Loop, heading E.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miReach Stannard Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Eastern Loop, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftSharp left onto Rishy, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rishy, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rishy, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  30. 150 ftBear left onto Rishy, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left onto Rishy, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading NE.
  34. 100 ftTurn left onto Eratica, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Eratica, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftBear left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miBear left onto Coan Pond Loop, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 300 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/coan-pond-viewpoint-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

2% dirt98% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (4.4″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 77°63°
Thu 87°68° 15%
Fri 92°70° 30%
Sat 90°69° 34%
Sun 91°69° 19%
Mon 95°72°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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