Little Phillip Mountain–Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint, 4 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 564 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Little Phillip Mountain–Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Penwood Pond, Gale Pond and Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint before reaching Little Phillip Mountain at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 564 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Little Phillip Mountain–Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint, 4 lakes
4.8 mi · ▲ 564 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 306–675 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.85556, -72.77662
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Penwood Pond.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Gale Pond.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftPass Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Little Phillip Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Penwood Pond, 3 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 434 ft
- Penwood Pond–Lake Louise, 3 lakes 3.9 mi · ▲ 664 ft
- Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–King Philip's Cave, 4 lakes 5.7 mi · ▲ 785 ft
- Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 920 ft
- Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes 7.7 mi · ▲ 865 ft
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