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Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond via red arrows

5 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond via red arrows is a 5-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Mount Carmel, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint before reaching Fergusons Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 945 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 643 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42321, -72.88247
Nearest town Mount Carmel, CT
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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond via red arrows

5 mi · ▲ 945 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 197–642 ft

Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park

Trailhead: 41.42321, -72.88247

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto red arrows, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.1 miPass Fergusons Pond.
  27. 400 ftReach Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  44. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  46. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/fergusons-pond-fergusons-pond-out-back-7-km-094f

Trail surface

58% dirt5% grass37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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