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Sleeping Giant State Park

Intermittent Cascade & Blue/Violet Trail Link Viewpoint

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Intermittent Cascade & Blue/Violet Trail Link Viewpoint is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Quinnipiac, CT. The route passes Blue/Violet Trail Link Viewpoint and Intermittent Cascade. It climbs 1,005 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 620 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43210, -72.85328
Nearest town Quinnipiac, CT
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Intermittent Cascade & Blue/Violet Trail Link Viewpoint

5.5 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 79–619 ft

Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park

Trailhead: 41.43210, -72.85328

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftPass Blue/Violet Trail Link Viewpoint.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue/Violet Trail Link, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miPass Intermittent Cascade.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/intermittent-cascade-intermittent-cascade-out-back-3-falls-7-km-368d

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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