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Sleeping Giant State Park

Intermittent Cascade & Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows

3 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Intermittent Cascade & Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows is a 3-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Mount Carmel, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Intermittent Cascade and Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint. It climbs 928 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi157 – 689 ft · steepest grade: 26%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42321, -72.88247
Nearest town Mount Carmel, CT
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Intermittent Cascade & Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows

3 mi · ▲ 928 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 159–691 ft

Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park

Trailhead: 41.42321, -72.88247

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 450 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miPass Intermittent Cascade.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 100 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right onto red arrows, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/intermittent-cascade-intermittent-cascade-out-back-6-viewpoints-5-km-09e3

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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