Broomstick Ledges–New England Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Broomstick Ledges–New England Trail, 3 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Broomstick Ledges at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 589 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Broomstick Ledges–New England Trail, 3 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 589 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 340–549 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: Dead Hill Road · 41.43720, -72.66817
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 97% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dead Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Broomstick Ledges, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 300 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM — 1 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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