Stair Brook Falls & Lone Pine Trail via New England Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Stair Brook Falls & Lone Pine Trail via New England Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Northwoods near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route reaches Stair Brook Falls. It climbs 670 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Stair Brook Falls & Lone Pine Trail via New England Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 670 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 256–687 ft
Out & Back · Northwoods
Trailhead: 41.42510, -72.73118
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto New England Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Stair Brook Falls.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftReach Stair Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:28 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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