Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in Sleeping Giant State Park near Mount Carmel Center, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint and Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 689 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43840, -72.89245
Nearest town Mount Carmel Center, CT
Directions
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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint Loop
2.3 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 161–691 ft
Loop · Sleeping Giant State Park
Trailhead: 41.43840, -72.89245
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
80% dirt20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Blue/Violet Trail Link Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond 5 mi · ▲ 804 ft
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