Mount Carmel & Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Mount Carmel, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Mount Carmel and 2 more. It climbs 805 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi197 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 22%3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42321, -72.88247
Nearest town Mount Carmel, CT
Directions
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Mount Carmel & Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows
2.8 mi · ▲ 805 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 197–731 ft
Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park
Trailhead: 41.42321, -72.88247
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto red arrows, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Mount Carmel.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
83% dirt17% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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