Gay City State Park Viewpoint–Gay City Pond, 5 lakes is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Gay City State Park near Bolton, CT. The route passes Gay City Pond, Gay City State Park Beach and Gay City State Park Viewpoint before reaching Golf Course Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi466 – 607 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72272, -72.44539
Nearest town Bolton, CT
Directions
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Gay City State Park Viewpoint–Gay City Pond, 5 lakes
3.4 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 467–608 ft
Out & Back · Gay City State Park
Trailhead: 41.72272, -72.44539
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Gay City Pond.
- 50 ftPass Gay City State Park Beach.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miPass Gay City State Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Golf Course Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Gay City State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, 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.
Trail surface
16% dirt84% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Lookout Mountain–Gay City Pond, 3 beaches 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft
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