Whitney Pond–Coan Pond Loop, 5 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Whitney Pond–Coan Pond Loop, 5 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Rockland Preserve near Rockland, CT. The route reaches Whitney Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Whitney Pond–Coan Pond Loop, 5 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 413–571 ft
Out & Back · Rockland Preserve
Trailhead: 41.41600, -72.66979
Weather Aug 3: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 69° · precip 95% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Coan Pond Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Whitney Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Dead Hill Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Dead Hill Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mag-5, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Northern Exposure, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Whitney Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Northern Exposure, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cream Pot Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cream Pot Road, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto New England Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Cream Pot Road, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Dead Hill Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Mag-5, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mag-5, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Dead Hill Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Whitney Road, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto New England Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right onto Bee Line, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Eratica, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Crooked Hill Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Coan Pond Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 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 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 6 min before dark.
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