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Rockland Preserve

Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Meyerhuber Pond at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 575 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 548 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dead Hill Road 41.43720, -72.66817
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Meyerhuber Pond–Bridle Loop, 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 575 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 231–549 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: Dead Hill Road · 41.43720, -72.66817

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dead Hill Road, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading S.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading SE.
  5. 200 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bridle Loop, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miReach Meyerhuber Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miBear right onto Bridle Loop, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
  25. 250 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/meyerhuber-pond-bridle-loop-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

41% dirt4% gravel3% boardwalk52% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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