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Rockland Preserve

Pyramid Rock–Glacial Erratic, 6 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Pyramid Rock–Glacial Erratic, 6 sights is a 10.8-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, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 707 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi279 – 558 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Goat Hill Road 41.39641, -72.65239
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Pyramid Rock–Glacial Erratic, 6 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 707 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 280–557 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: Goat Hill Road · 41.39641, -72.65239

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Goat Hill Road, heading SW.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left onto County Road, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Bee Line, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftPass Glacial Erratic.
  13. 500 ftContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Whitney Road, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miPass Whitney Pond.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftReach Pyramid Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  28. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn right onto Cream Pot Road, heading NW.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading NE.
  34. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  37. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dave Houston Trail, heading SE.
  38. 300 ftTurn right onto Bee Line, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dave Houston Trail, heading SE.
  40. 0.1 miBear right onto Bee Line, heading SE.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 150 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading E.
  43. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading E.
  44. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  46. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  47. 0.2 miSharp left onto County Road, heading SW.
  48. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  49. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  50. 0.5 miBear left onto Goat Hill Road, heading S.
  51. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mica-pond-mica-pond-out-back-6-lakes-20-km-855b

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 4:24 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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