Penwood State Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise
2.1 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 54 min
Penwood State Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Simsbury, CT. The route passes Lake Louise before reaching Penwood State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 406 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Penwood State Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise
2.1 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 54 min
Elevation 327–722 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.87072, -72.78350
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 65% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Louise.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Penwood State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 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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