Spot Pond via New England Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Spot Pond via New England Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Broomstick Ledges near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Spot Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 395 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Spot Pond via New England Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 250–571 ft
Out & Back · Broomstick Ledges
Trailhead: 41.41600, -72.66979
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Coan Pond Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Spot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Coan Pond Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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- Whitney Pond–Coan Pond Loop, 5 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft
- New England Viewpoint–Coan Pond Loop, 4 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 269 ft
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