Hubbard Park Viewpoint & Mirror Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back in Hubbard Park near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Mirror Lake before reaching Hubbard Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 652 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi345 – 1,001 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55074, -72.83547
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
Directions
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Hubbard Park Viewpoint & Mirror Lake
2 mi · ▲ 652 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 343–1,002 ft
Out & Back · Hubbard Park
Trailhead: 41.55074, -72.83547
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Hubbard Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Hubbard Park Viewpoint–Merimere Reservoir, 4 lakes 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,200 ft
- West Peak–Hubbard Park Viewpoint, 3 summits 4 mi · ▲ 661 ft
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