Rocky Hill & Quarry Park Viewpoint
1.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 35 min
Rocky Hill & Quarry Park Viewpoint is a 1.5-mile out-and-back in Quarry Park near Rocky Hill, CT. The route passes Quarry Park Viewpoint, Rocky Hill and Quarry Park Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Rocky Hill & Quarry Park Viewpoint
1.5 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 35 min
Elevation 74–187 ft
Out & Back · Quarry Park
Trailhead: 41.67788, -72.64496
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Quarry Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftReach Rocky Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Rocky Hill.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Quarry Park Viewpoint.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:46 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:06 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:37 PM.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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