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Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint

2 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr

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, Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint, Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint and Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint. It climbs 665 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi121 – 699 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.42269, -72.89108
Nearest town Mount Carmel, CT
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Directions

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Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint

2 mi · ▲ 665 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 123–698 ft

Out & Back · Sleeping Giant State Park

Trailhead: 41.42269, -72.89108

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

Transit-accessible: New Road Bus Stop (Quinnipiac) stop 771 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 450 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 400 ftPass Sleeping Giant State Park Viewpoint.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sleeping-giant-state-park-viewpoint-sleeping-giant-state-park-viewpoint-out-back-7-viewpoints-3-km-6a35

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 8:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: New Road Bus Stop (Quinnipiac) stop 771 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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