Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point–Upper Case Pond, 3 lakes is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Case Mountain Recreational Area near Highland Park, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond and Cases Machine Shop Pond before reaching Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi446 – 600 ft2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76690, -72.48043
Nearest town Highland Park, CT
Directions
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Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point–Upper Case Pond, 3 lakes
1.5 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 37 min
Elevation 447–600 ft
Out & Back · Case Mountain Recreational Area
Trailhead: 41.76690, -72.48043
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Upper Case Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Carriage Path, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftReach Case Mountain Recreational Area Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 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
20% dirt2% gravel78% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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