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Lookout Mountain–Carriage Viewpoint, 4 lakes is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Case Mountain Recreational Area near Manchester, CT. The route passes Upper Case Pond, Cases Machine Shop Pond and Carriage Viewpoint before reaching Lookout Mountain at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 600 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 742 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.76432, -72.51553
Nearest town Manchester, CT

Directions

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Lookout Mountain–Carriage Viewpoint, 4 lakes

5.1 mi · ▲ 600 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 215–743 ft

Out & Back · Case Mountain Recreational Area

Trailhead: 41.76432, -72.51553

Weather Aug 4: Heavy showers, high 78°F / low 68° · precip 100% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 250 ftPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
  18. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miPass Carriage Viewpoint.
  22. 50 ftPass Lookout Mountain.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  40. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  44. 50 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

61% paved8% dirt2% gravel1% boardwalk28% unspecified

Weather

Heavy showersTemperature 78°F68°
Precip100%Wind7 mphUV4Humidity76%
Rained 3.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 30% rain2 AM: 23% rain3 AM: 43% rain4 AM: 57% rain5 AM: 88% rain6 AM: 66% rain7 AM: 100% rain8 AM: 96% rain9 AM: 88% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 73% rain12 PM: 56% rain1 PM: 70% rain2 PM: 66% rain3 PM: 51% rain4 PM: 48% rain5 PM: 50% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 8% rain
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Tue 80°66°
Wed 79°66°
Thu 88°68° 40%
Fri 94°71° 36%
Sat 92°71° 42%
Sun 96°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

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