Red Cedar Lake
1.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 27 min
Red Cedar Lake is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Mooween State Park near Gilman, CT. The route reaches Red Cedar Lake at the turnaround, 0.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Red Cedar Lake
1.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 27 min
Elevation 437–481 ft
Out & Back · Mooween State Park
Trailhead: 41.55816, -72.21519
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Red Cedar Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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