Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint is a 2-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Mount Carmel, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint before reaching Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 744 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi115 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42587, -72.87542
Nearest town Mount Carmel, CT
Directions
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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint
2 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 114–698 ft
Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park
Trailhead: 41.42587, -72.87542
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 59° · precip 80% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
RainTemperature 64°F59°
Precip80%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity98%
Rained 1.9″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
65°56°
21%
Tue
58°50°
26%
Wed
66°48°
Thu
66°45°
15%
Fri
63°49°
37%
Sat
62°53°
37%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 5:58 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Fergusons Pond 3.9 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint 1.2 mi · ▲ 529 ft
- Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint 2 mi · ▲ 729 ft
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