Lake Louise in Penwood State Park 2, 2010-04-11.jpg
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Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near North Bloomfield, CT. The route passes Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint before reaching Lake Louise at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 630 ft. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi240 – 597 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89023, -72.76242
Nearest town North Bloomfield, CT

Directions

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Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise

4.5 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 239–597 ft

Out & Back · Penwood State Park

Trailhead: 41.89023, -72.76242

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 65% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  8. 300 ftPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1 miPass Lake Louise.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftReach Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  27. 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

26% dirt6% paved68% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip65%Wind2 mphUV0Humidity96%
Rained 3.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 18% rain2 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 8% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 26% rain10 AM: 48% rain11 AM: 53% rain12 PM: 65% rain1 PM: 64% rain2 PM: 45% rain3 PM: 52% rain4 PM: 52% rain5 PM: 60% rain6 PM: 53% rain7 PM: 48% rain8 PM: 52% rain9 PM: 44% rain10 PM: 60% rain11 PM: 41% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 65°53° 16%
Tue 61°47° 18%
Wed 66°46°
Thu 66°43° 16%
Fri 65°49° 31%
Sat 62°51° 29%

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