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Rockland Preserve

Spot Pond & Whitney Road via New England Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Spot Pond & Whitney Road via New England Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Durham Center, CT. The route reaches Spot Pond at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 606 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 548 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cream Pot Road 41.44396, -72.67656
Nearest town Durham Center, CT
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Spot Pond & Whitney Road via New England Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 606 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 250–549 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: Cream Pot Road · 41.44396, -72.67656

Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 97% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Cream Pot Road, heading SE.
  2. 450 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Northern Exposure, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading SW.
  21. 200 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading SE.
  23. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading S.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
  29. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.8 miReach Spot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
  34. 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  35. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crooked Hill Road, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  37. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  40. 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  41. 150 ftContinue straight onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  42. 50 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  43. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  45. 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  49. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  50. 500 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  51. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 500 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  54. 50 ftSharp left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
  56. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  57. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  58. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  59. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  60. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meyerhuber-pond-meyerhuber-pond-out-back-4-lakes-11-km-8334

Trail surface

68% dirt4% gravel28% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F69°
Precip97%Wind6 mphUV5Humidity73%
Rained 1.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 32% rain2 AM: 47% rain3 AM: 51% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 97% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 84% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 43% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 48% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 83°64° 15%
Thu 88°69° 31%
Fri 92°71° 32%
Sat 91°69° 43%
Sun 91°70° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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