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Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint

2 mi · ▲ 744 ft · 1 hr 2 min

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftReach Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sleeping-giant-state-park-viewpoint-sleeping-giant-state-park-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-3-km-25e4

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 4 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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