Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Northwoods near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Meyerhuber Pond. It climbs 717 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi233 – 584 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bee Line 41.41812, -72.67395
Nearest town Rockland, CT
Directions
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Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights
4.8 mi · ▲ 717 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 231–585 ft
Out & Back · Northwoods
Trailhead: Bee Line · 41.41812, -72.67395
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bee Line, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bridle Loop, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Meyerhuber Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Pent Road, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Pent Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto North Slope Connector, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach Meyerhuber Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Pent Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pent Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Bridle Loop, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bee Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
27% dirt3% boardwalk70% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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