Pyramid Rock–Glacial Erratic, 5 rocks
3.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Pyramid Rock–Glacial Erratic, 5 rocks is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route passes Glacial Erratic and Whitney Pond before reaching Pyramid Rock at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pyramid Rock–Glacial Erratic, 5 rocks
3.3 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 417–557 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: Bee Line · 41.41812, -72.67395
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 95% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bee Line, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Glacial Erratic.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Whitney Pond.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Pyramid Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dave Houston Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Bee Line, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dave Houston Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bee Line, heading SW.
- 50 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 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Vista & Boundary Trail via Ridge Trail 2 mi · ▲ 268 ft
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- Mount Pisgah–Glacial Erratic, 6 sights 3.2 mi · ▲ 416 ft
- Spot Pond & Gracie via New England Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 309 ft
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