Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint is a 1.6-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Fernwood Estates, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint and Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint. It climbs 438 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi279 – 669 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44411, -72.87703
Nearest town Fernwood Estates, CT
Directions
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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint
1.6 mi · ▲ 438 ft · 45 min
Elevation 279–669 ft
Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park
Trailhead: 41.44411, -72.87703
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
93% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Intermittent Cascade Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Fergusons Pond 2.4 mi · ▲ 256 ft
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