Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near North Guilford, CT. The route reaches Meyerhuber Pond at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 1,055 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 1,055 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 231–544 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: New England Trail · 41.36508, -72.69050
Weather Aug 4: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Hart Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Race Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bridle Loop, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Meyerhuber Pond.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Pent Road, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Meyerhuber Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bridle Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Rockland Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Goat Lot Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Race Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Hart Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 4.8 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from New England Trail Trailhead
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- New England Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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