Stair Brook Falls–Meyerhuber Pond, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Stair Brook Falls–Meyerhuber Pond, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Northwoods near Rockland, CT. The route passes Meyerhuber Pond before reaching Stair Brook Falls at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 604 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Stair Brook Falls–Meyerhuber Pond, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 234–687 ft
Out & Back · Northwoods
Trailhead: Lone Pine Trail · 41.41731, -72.69013
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Meyerhuber Pond.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Pent Road, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Pent Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach Stair Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Old Pent Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pent Road, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 150 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 1.9 mi in (~59 min). Leave by 5:34 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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