New England Viewpoint–Bridle Loop, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 2 hr 7 min
New England Viewpoint–Bridle Loop, 4 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches New England Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 783 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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New England Viewpoint–Bridle Loop, 4 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 783 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 240–595 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: Lone Pine Trail · 41.41953, -72.68927
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 95% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lone Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bridle Loop, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach New England Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Mag-5, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Bridle Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 2.5 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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