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Penwood State Park

Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lucy Brook Pond

5.3 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lucy Brook Pond is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near North Bloomfield, CT. The route passes Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint before reaching Lucy Brook Pond at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 735 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 528 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89179, -72.75962
Nearest town North Bloomfield, CT
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Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lucy Brook Pond

5.3 mi · ▲ 735 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 186–527 ft

Out & Back · Penwood State Park

Trailhead: 41.89179, -72.75962

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftPass Lucy Brook Pond.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 300 ftReach Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/marion-k-wilcox-park-viewpoint-lucy-brook-pond-out-back-9-km-78e0

Trail surface

43% dirt22% grass35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:48 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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