Onion Mountain Viewpoint
2.6 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Onion Mountain Viewpoint is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Onion Mountain near Tootin' Hills, CT. The route reaches Onion Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Onion Mountain Viewpoint
2.6 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 332–664 ft
Out & Back · Onion Mountain
Trailhead: 41.85460, -72.86735
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 66% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Onion Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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