Crooked Hill Road–New England Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Crooked Hill Road–New England Trail, 3 sights is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Durham Center, CT. It climbs 341 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Crooked Hill Road–New England Trail, 3 sights
3.6 mi · ▲ 341 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 397–549 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: Northern Exposure · 41.44244, -72.67519
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Northern Exposure, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading SE.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach New England Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 200 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 N.
- 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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