Vista & Boundary Trail via Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 48 min
Vista & Boundary Trail via Ridge Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Vista at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 268 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Vista & Boundary Trail via Ridge Trail
2 mi · ▲ 268 ft · 48 min
Elevation 381–550 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: Bee Line · 41.41812, -72.67395
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bee Line, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Crooked Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Boundary Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bridle Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Vista Spur, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Vista, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bridle Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Boundary Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto New England Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bee Line, heading S.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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