Holbrook Pond & Gay City State Park Viewpoint
1.9 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 44 min
Holbrook Pond & Gay City State Park Viewpoint is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Burnt Hill Park near Gilead, CT. The route passes Gay City State Park Viewpoint before reaching Holbrook Pond at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Holbrook Pond & Gay City State Park Viewpoint
1.9 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 44 min
Elevation 523–685 ft
Out & Back · Burnt Hill Park
Trailhead: 41.68492, -72.38584
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Holbrook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Gay City State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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