Penwood State Park Viewpoint & Gale Pond Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Penwood State Park Viewpoint & Gale Pond Loop is a 2.5-mile loop in Penwood State Park near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Gale Pond and Penwood State Park Viewpoint. It climbs 373 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Penwood State Park Viewpoint & Gale Pond Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 373 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 424–685 ft
Loop · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.83874, -72.78509
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 67% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Gale Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Penwood State Park Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Gale Pond & Lake Louise 3.2 mi · ▲ 456 ft
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