Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Gale Pond and Penwood State Park Viewpoint before reaching Lake Louise at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 773 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 773 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 380–687 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.82558, -72.78056
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 55° · precip 67% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Gale Pond.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Penwood State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Louise.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Penwood State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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