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Rockland Preserve

Lone Pine Trail & Whitney Road via New England Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Lone Pine Trail & Whitney Road via New England Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Durham Center, CT. It climbs 667 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 594 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44992, -72.66962
Nearest town Durham Center, CT
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Lone Pine Trail & Whitney Road via New England Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 667 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 414–595 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: 41.44992, -72.66962

Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 98% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Northern Exposure, heading SE.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Northern Exposure, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 450 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading S.
  20. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Mag-5, heading S.
  22. 100 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miReach Whitney Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  36. 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  38. 150 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  45. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  46. 500 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  49. 500 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftSharp left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  52. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  53. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  54. 0.4 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  56. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  57. 150 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/lone-pine-trail-whitney-road-out-back

Trail surface

70% dirt4% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip98%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 1.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 32% rain2 AM: 46% rain3 AM: 52% rain4 AM: 53% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 52% rain7 AM: 98% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 85% rain10 AM: 82% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 69% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 44% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 80°65°
Wed 78°64°
Thu 88°69° 17%
Fri 92°71° 32%
Sat 91°69° 36%
Sun 91°70° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:37 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 11 min before dark.

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