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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Sleeping Giant State Park near Quinnipiac, CT. The route passes Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint before reaching Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 941 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi79 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.43210, -72.85328
Nearest town Quinnipiac, CT

Directions

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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint

4.6 mi · ▲ 941 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 79–698 ft

Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park

Trailhead: 41.43210, -72.85328

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 64°F / low 59° · precip 81% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftReach Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  30. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

41% dirt59% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 64°F59°
Precip81%Wind4 mphUV1Humidity94%
Rained 1.9″ 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: 41% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 66°56° 21%
Tue 59°51° 25%
Wed 66°48°
Thu 67°45° 15%
Fri 63°49° 38%
Sat 62°53° 38%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~70 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 6:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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