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East Peak & Hubbard Park Viewpoint is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Hubbard Park near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Hubbard Park Viewpoint before reaching East Peak at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 594 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi410 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 32%2.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55322, -72.84496
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT

Directions

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East Peak & Hubbard Park Viewpoint

1.4 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 46 min

Elevation 412–965 ft

Out & Back · Hubbard Park

Trailhead: 41.55322, -72.84496

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miPass Hubbard Park Viewpoint.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftReach East Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:36 PM — 2 min before dark.

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