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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Mount Carmel, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint and Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint. It climbs 912 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi197 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42321, -72.88247
Nearest town Mount Carmel, CT

Directions

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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows

3.5 mi · ▲ 912 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 197–698 ft

Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park

Trailhead: 41.42321, -72.88247

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto red arrows, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  27. 100 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 250 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

51% dirt11% gravel38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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