Looking southward at the Blackledge River from a foot bridge at the southernmost point on the border between Connecticut's Gay City State Park and Meshomasic State Forest.jpg
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Gay City State Park Viewpoint–Golf Course Pond, 4 beaches is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Gay City State Park near Bolton, CT. The route passes Gay City State Park Beach and Gay City State Park Viewpoint before reaching Golf Course Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It climbs 359 ft. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi466 – 607 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72060, -72.44005
Nearest town Bolton, CT

Directions

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Gay City State Park Viewpoint–Golf Course Pond, 4 beaches

3.7 mi · ▲ 359 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 467–608 ft

Out & Back · Gay City State Park

Trailhead: 41.72060, -72.44005

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 77°F / low 68° · precip 99% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftPass Gay City State Park Beach.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miPass Gay City State Park Viewpoint.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Gay City/Blackledge Falls Connector, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftPass Golf Course Pond.
  18. 100 ftReach Gay City State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 77°F68°
Precip99%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity72%
Rained 1.7″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 6% rain1 AM: 27% rain2 AM: 21% rain3 AM: 39% rain4 AM: 55% rain5 AM: 87% rain6 AM: 62% rain7 AM: 99% rain8 AM: 97% rain9 AM: 90% rain10 AM: 80% rain11 AM: 78% rain12 PM: 72% rain1 PM: 75% rain2 PM: 67% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 44% rain5 PM: 49% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 11% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 79°64°
Wed 79°64°
Thu 86°67° 33%
Fri 93°70° 33%
Sat 90°70° 43%
Sun 93°69° 21%

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