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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Quonnipaug Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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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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- Menunkatuck Reservoir 4.7 mi · ▲ 481 ft
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