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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto red arrows, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Mount Carmel & Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows 2.8 mi · ▲ 805 ft
- Intermittent Cascade & Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint via red arrows 3 mi · ▲ 928 ft
- Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond 4.9 mi · ▲ 871 ft
- Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond via red arrows 5 mi · ▲ 945 ft
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