Cascade–Tablet Rock Vista, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Devil's Hopyard State Park near Crowley Corner, CT. The route passes Tablet Rock Vista and Cascade. It climbs 1,118 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi171 – 495 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47211, -72.32877
Nearest town Crowley Corner, CT
Directions
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Cascade–Tablet Rock Vista, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 171–494 ft
Out & Back · Devil's Hopyard State Park
Trailhead: 41.47211, -72.32877
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 78°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Tablet Rock Vista.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Cascade.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Mitchell Road, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Cascade, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Jones Hill Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
66% dirt3% gravel31% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 78°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:05 PM
Wed
77°63°
Thu
91°70°
Fri
94°71°
24%
Sat
92°69°
30%
Sun
93°67°
16%
Mon
94°71°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Chapman Falls via Jones Hill Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 392 ft
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