Eno Preserve

Jewett Preserve Viewpoint

4.1 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Jewett Preserve Viewpoint is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Eno Preserve near Brockway, CT. The route reaches Jewett Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 366 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi112 – 367 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.39801, -72.37250
Nearest town Brockway, CT

Directions

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Jewett Preserve Viewpoint

4.1 mi · ▲ 366 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 112–369 ft

Out & Back · Eno Preserve

Trailhead: 41.39801, -72.37250

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 100 ftReach Jewett Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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