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Rockland Preserve

Whitney Pond–Bridle Loop, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Whitney Pond–Bridle Loop, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Whitney Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 570 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 548 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lone Pine Trail 41.41912, -72.69343
Nearest town Rockland, CT
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Whitney Pond–Bridle Loop, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 231–549 ft

Out & Back · Rockland Preserve

Trailhead: Lone Pine Trail · 41.41912, -72.69343

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Bridle Loop, heading N.
  3. 100 ftSharp right onto Lone Pine Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  11. 150 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading E.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading W.
  24. 350 ftReach Whitney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading S.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Northern Exposure, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  37. 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
  38. 150 ftTurn left onto Mag-5, heading N.
  39. 100 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading S.
  40. 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
  43. 0.4 miBear right onto Crooked Hill Road, heading SW.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading S.
  45. 0.4 miSharp left onto Bridle Loop, heading S.
  46. 150 ftBear left onto Lone Pine Trail, heading SW.
  47. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/whitney-pond-bridle-loop-out-back-5-sights-8-km

Trail surface

45% dirt4% gravel2% boardwalk49% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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