Lake Louise in Penwood State Park 2, 2010-04-11.jpg
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Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise is a 4.7-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 Sep 20: Rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 1 miPass Lake Louise.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftReach Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

25% dirt75% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 62°F55°
Precip65%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity97%
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: 28% rain10 PM: 41% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 66°54° 23%
Tue 63°47° 18%
Wed 65°45°
Thu 66°43° 16%
Fri 65°48° 31%
Sat 61°51° 29%

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