Mount Carmel–Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, 3 summits is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Mount Carmel, CT. The route passes Mount Carmel, Fergusons Pond and Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint. It climbs 1,203 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi118 – 732 ft · steepest grade: 29%7.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42158, -72.89483
Nearest town Mount Carmel, CT
Directions
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Mount Carmel–Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, 3 summits
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 42 min
Elevation 118–731 ft
Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park
Trailhead: 41.42158, -72.89483
Weather Sep 21: Rain, high 64°F / low 59° · precip 80% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Transit-accessible: New Road Bus Stop (Quinnipiac) stop 450 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftPass Mount Carmel.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Fergusons Pond.
- 350 ftReach Mount Carmel, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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
57% dirt3% grass40% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 64°F59°
Precip80%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 1.8″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
67°57°
20%
Tue
64°50°
26%
Wed
66°48°
Thu
66°45°
16%
Fri
63°49°
37%
Sat
62°53°
37%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:06 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: New Road Bus Stop (Quinnipiac) stop 450 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint 1.2 mi · ▲ 597 ft
- Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint Loop 1.3 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Mount Carmel & Intermittent Cascade Loop 3 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft
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