Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Quonnipaug Mountain & New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint
2.5 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 59 min
Quonnipaug Mountain & New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land near Beaver Head Corner, CT. The route passes New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint before reaching Quonnipaug Mountain at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 285 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Quonnipaug Mountain & New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint
2.5 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 59 min
Elevation 320–545 ft
Out & Back · Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.39990, -72.70651
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 SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass New Haven Sportsman's Club Viewpoint.
- 100 ftReach Quonnipaug Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Menunkatuck Reservoir & Lake Gaillard Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint 3.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft
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