Hatch Lot Reserve Viewpoint
3.5 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Hatch Lot Reserve Viewpoint is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Dean Easement near Mount Parnassus, CT. The route reaches Hatch Lot Reserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 413 ft. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hatch Lot Reserve Viewpoint
3.5 mi · ▲ 413 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 336–597 ft
Out & Back · Dean Easement
Trailhead: 41.46337, -72.39766
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 500 ftReach Hatch Lot Reserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 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 (~3 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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