Quonnipaug Mountain & New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint

2 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 47 min

Quonnipaug Mountain & New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint is a 2-mile out-and-back near North Guilford, CT. The route passes New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint before reaching Quonnipaug Mountain at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 230 ft of elevation gain. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 545 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.38475, -72.70590
Nearest town North Guilford, CT

Directions

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Quonnipaug Mountain & New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint

2 mi · ▲ 230 ft · 47 min

Elevation 291–545 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.38475, -72.70590

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 64° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miReach Quonnipaug Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftPass New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F64°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1″ yesterday (2.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 88°70° 15%
Fri 93°72° 28%
Sat 92°70° 33%
Sun 92°70° 20%
Mon 96°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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