Rockland Preserve

Crooked Hill Road & Mag-5 via New England Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 58 min

Crooked Hill Road & Mag-5 via New England Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi417 – 548 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Crooked Hill Road & Mag-5 via New England Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 58 min

Elevation 418–549 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 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start on Crooked Hill Road, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading NE.
  5. 200 ftTurn right onto Mag-5, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftReach Crooked Hill Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 350 ftTurn left onto Mag-5, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn left onto Whitney Road, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip95%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 2.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 33% rain2 AM: 47% rain3 AM: 51% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 95% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 84% rain10 AM: 82% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 75% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 80°64°
Wed 78°63°
Thu 88°69° 31%
Fri 93°71° 31%
Sat 91°69° 43%
Sun 91°70° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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