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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Quinnipiac, CT. The route passes Fergusons Pond and Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint before reaching Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 761 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi217 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44561, -72.86105
Nearest town Quinnipiac, CT

Directions

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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint & Fergusons Pond

5.1 mi · ▲ 761 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 217–698 ft

Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park

Trailhead: 41.44561, -72.86105

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 58° · precip 81% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Fergusons Pond.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 400 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  22. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 350 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 450 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  40. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  43. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  45. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

59% dirt4% grass37% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 64°F58°
Precip81%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity96%
Rained 2.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 12% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 4% rain8 AM: 7% rain9 AM: 31% rain10 AM: 63% rain11 AM: 72% rain12 PM: 81% rain1 PM: 77% rain2 PM: 56% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 50% rain5 PM: 39% rain6 PM: 43% rain7 PM: 34% rain8 PM: 32% rain9 PM: 30% rain10 PM: 25% rain11 PM: 31% rain
Sunrise 6:38 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 67°57° 21%
Tue 64°50° 25%
Wed 66°48°
Thu 66°45° 15%
Fri 63°49° 38%
Sat 62°53° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 5:23 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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