Hubbard Park Viewpoint
1.4 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 45 min
Hubbard Park Viewpoint is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Hubbard Park near Pratts Corner, CT. The route reaches Hubbard Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.7 miles in. It climbs 574 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hubbard Park Viewpoint
1.4 mi · ▲ 574 ft · 45 min
Elevation 412–1,019 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Hubbard Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM — 3 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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