Mount Tom
2.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Mount Tom is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Machimoodus State Park near Scovill Landing, CT. The route reaches Mount Tom at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 282 ft. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mount Tom
2.7 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 25–297 ft
Out & Back · Machimoodus State Park
Trailhead: 41.49857, -72.46655
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Mount Tom, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 6:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Machimoodus State Park Viewpoint & Sunrise State Park Beach 3.6 mi · ▲ 219 ft
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