Gracie via New England Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Gracie via New England Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Broomstick Ledges near Rockland, CT. It climbs 585 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 568 ft9.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.40210, -72.65305
Nearest town Rockland, CT
Directions
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Gracie via New England Trail
8.4 mi · ▲ 585 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 280–569 ft
Out & Back · Broomstick Ledges
Trailhead: 41.40210, -72.65305
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto County Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Gracie, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto County Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Hill Road, heading NE.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
65% dirt35% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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