Northwoods

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.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 686 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lone Pine Trail 41.41731, -72.69013
Nearest town Rockland, CT

Directions

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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 Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 95% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Meyerhuber Pond.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Pent Road, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Old Pent Road, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftBear right onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miReach Stair Brook Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail Alternate, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftBear left onto Old Pent Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pent Road, heading SE.
  21. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SE.
  23. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

78% dirt22% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 79°F69°
Precip95%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity75%
Rained 2.5″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 18% rain1 AM: 33% rain2 AM: 47% rain3 AM: 51% rain4 AM: 54% rain5 AM: 83% rain6 AM: 51% rain7 AM: 95% rain8 AM: 90% rain9 AM: 84% rain10 AM: 82% rain11 AM: 79% rain12 PM: 75% rain1 PM: 76% rain2 PM: 63% rain3 PM: 42% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 46% rain6 PM: 36% rain7 PM: 12% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Tue 81°65°
Wed 79°64°
Thu 88°70° 31%
Fri 93°72° 31%
Sat 92°70° 43%
Sun 92°70° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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