Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Tariffville, CT. The route passes Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint before reaching Lake Louise at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 594 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi295 – 597 ft · steepest grade: 26%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89519, -72.76540
Nearest town Tariffville, CT
Directions
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Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise
4.7 mi · ▲ 594 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 294–597 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.89519, -72.76540
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miPass Lake Louise.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
25% dirt75% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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