Stannard Pond–Dirt Church, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Stannard Pond–Dirt Church, 5 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Stannard Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 512 ft. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Stannard Pond–Dirt Church, 5 sights
3.9 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 333–545 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: 41.44429, -72.65671
Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 95% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Summit Belt, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto The Darkside, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Belt, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Churh, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Belt, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Thunderdome, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Church, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Thunderdome, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dirt Church, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Belt, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Dirt Church, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Belt, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Rockland Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rishy, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rishy, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rockland Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Eratica, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Eratica, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Dead Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach Stannard Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Eratica, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Eratica, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rockland Loop, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Rishy, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rockland Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rishy, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rockland Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Summit Belt, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Church, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Summit Belt, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Church, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Thunderdome, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dirt Church, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Thunderdome, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Belt, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Dirt Churh, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Belt, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto The Darkside, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Summit Belt, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto New England Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 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 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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