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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Upper Case Pond.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Carriage Path, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Cases Machine Shop Pond.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Carriage Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lookout Mountain.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Lookout Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Charter Oak Greenway, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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