Little Phillip Mountain–Laurel Hill, 7 viewpoints is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Tariffville, CT. The route passes Laurel Hill, Town of Simsbury Gersten Property Viewpoint, Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint and 4 more before reaching Little Phillip Mountain at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 1,602 ft. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Phillip Mountain–Laurel Hill, 7 viewpoints
10.8 mi · ▲ 1,602 ft · 4 hr 24 min
Elevation 311–725 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.90534, -72.76449
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Laurel Hill.
- 0.3 miPass Town of Simsbury Gersten Property Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miPass Lake Louise.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Gale Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Little Phillip Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Laurel Hill & Town of Simsbury Gersten Property Viewpoint Loop 1.6 mi · ▲ 233 ft
- Bloomfield to Tariffville Multi-Use Viewpoint 2.4 mi · ▲ 415 ft
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