Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Gale Pond and Lake Louise before reaching Penwood State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 950 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi417 – 725 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82402, -72.77950
Nearest town Case Corner, CT
Directions
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Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes
6.2 mi · ▲ 950 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 416–725 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.82402, -72.77950
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Gale Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Louise.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Penwood State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt7% gravel2% paved25% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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