Lamentation Mountain–Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
3.8 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Lamentation Mountain–Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park near Berlin, CT. The route passes Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint and Lamentation Mountain before reaching Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 496 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lamentation Mountain–Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint, 3 viewpoints
3.8 mi · ▲ 496 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 219–715 ft
Out & Back · Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park
Trailhead: 41.59846, -72.74447
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 79% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Lamentation Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 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
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:36 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Chauncey Peak–Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint, 4 viewpoints 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,241 ft
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