Old Viewpoint
2.7 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Old Viewpoint is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Baileyville, CT. The route reaches Old Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 489 ft. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Viewpoint
2.7 mi · ▲ 489 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 338–752 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.47291, -72.72622
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Old Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Old Viewpoint 2.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Trimountain & Washington Trail monument via Old Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 749 ft
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