Large Glacial Erratic & Quiambaug Cove
1.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 29 min
Large Glacial Erratic & Quiambaug Cove is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near Lords Point, CT. The route passes Quiambaug Cove before reaching Large Glacial Erratic at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Large Glacial Erratic & Quiambaug Cove
1.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 29 min
Elevation 29–110 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.34494, -71.92834
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miPass Quiambaug Cove.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftReach Large Glacial Erratic, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 6:50 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:11 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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