Welter Woods Viewpoint & Patric's Overlook
2.2 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 51 min
Welter Woods Viewpoint & Patric's Overlook is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Welter Woods near Killingworth, CT. The route passes Patric's Overlook and Welter Woods Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 234 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Welter Woods Viewpoint & Patric's Overlook
2.2 mi · ▲ 234 ft · 51 min
Elevation 307–452 ft
Out & Back · Welter Woods
Trailhead: 41.37772, -72.55187
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:05 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftReach Welter Woods Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Patric's Overlook.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftPass Welter Woods Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 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 0.6 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:05 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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