AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park

Lamentation Mountain–Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint Loop, 4 viewpoints

5.4 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Lamentation Mountain–Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint Loop, 4 viewpoints is a 5.4-mile loop in Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park near Berlin, CT. The route passes Bradley Hubbard Reservoir, Lamentation Mountain, Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint and Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint. It climbs 634 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi174 – 715 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.59525, -72.74066
Nearest town Berlin, CT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Lamentation Mountain–Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint Loop, 4 viewpoints

5.4 mi · ▲ 634 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 173–716 ft

Loop · Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park

Trailhead: 41.59525, -72.74066

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miPass Bradley Hubbard Reservoir.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftPass Lamentation Mountain.
  16. 50 ftPass Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park Viewpoint.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  18. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftPass Alice Fern Bruce Preserve Viewpoint.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftThe loop closes 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/lamentation-mountain-doctor-francis-giuffrida-park-viewpoint-out-back-4-viewpoints-10-km

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 1.6″ yesterday (3.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:07 PM
Wed 82°64°
Thu 92°71° 32%
Fri 95°72° 39%
Sat 93°73° 37%
Sun 95°69° 19%
Mon 95°75° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Berlin, Connecticut