AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Viewpoint

2.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Old Viewpoint is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Baileyville, CT. The route reaches Old Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 491 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 755 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.47455, -72.72666
Nearest town Baileyville, CT
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Old Viewpoint

2.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 309–756 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.47455, -72.72666

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftReach Old Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-viewpoint-out-back-4-km-a8e4

Weather

Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 6:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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