Holbrook Pond & Gay City State Park Viewpoint via Old Skinner Lane west
2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 43 min
Holbrook Pond & Gay City State Park Viewpoint via Old Skinner Lane west is a 2-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 89 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Holbrook Pond & Gay City State Park Viewpoint via Old Skinner Lane west
2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 43 min
Elevation 523–609 ft
Out & Back · Burnt Hill Park
Trailhead: Old Skinner Lane west · 41.67891, -72.38855
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
- Start on Old Skinner Lane west, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Holbrook Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Gay City State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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