Selectmen's Stones–New England Viewpoint, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Selectmen's Stones–New England Viewpoint, 7 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route passes Stannard Pond, Whitney Pond and Selectmen's Stones before reaching New England Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 475 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Selectmen's Stones–New England Viewpoint, 7 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 319–583 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: Dead Hill Road · 41.41530, -72.65894
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 93% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start on Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Stannard Pond.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Eratica, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Eratica, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Summit Belt, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto The Darkside, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Goat Boy, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Goat Boy, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Whitney Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Whitney Pond.
- 50 ftBear left onto Selectmen's Path, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mica Ledges Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Selectmen's Path, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Selectmen's Stones.
- 50 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass New England Viewpoint.
- 200 ftReach Selectmen's Stones, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Selectmen's Path, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mica Ledges Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Selectmen's Path, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mag-5, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Goat Boy, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Goat Boy, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto The Darkside, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Summit Belt, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eratica, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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