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Broomstick Ledges

Spot Pond via New England Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Spot Pond via New England Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Broomstick Ledges near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Spot Pond at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 395 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi249 – 571 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.41600, -72.66979
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Spot Pond via New England Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 250–571 ft

Out & Back · Broomstick Ledges

Trailhead: 41.41600, -72.66979

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 84% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Coan Pond Loop, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 200 ftBear left onto Gracie, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.8 miReach Spot Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Gracie, heading NE.
  13. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftTurn right onto Dave Houston Trail, heading NE.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Coan Pond Loop, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meyerhuber-pond-meyerhuber-pond-out-back-4-lakes-7-km-7889

Trail surface

42% dirt58% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 63°F57°
Precip84%Wind5 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 2.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 14% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 2% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 18% rain10 AM: 49% rain11 AM: 69% rain12 PM: 78% rain1 PM: 84% rain2 PM: 64% rain3 PM: 50% rain4 PM: 54% rain5 PM: 41% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 29% rain8 PM: 29% rain9 PM: 37% rain10 PM: 27% rain11 PM: 32% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:53 PM
Mon 65°56° 28%
Tue 58°49° 27%
Wed 65°48°
Thu 65°43°
Fri 61°49° 38%
Sat 60°51° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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