Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint & Gale Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint & Gale Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Reservoir 6 Recreation Area near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Gale Pond before reaching Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 857 ft. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint & Gale Pond
4.8 mi · ▲ 857 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 416–956 ft
Out & Back · Reservoir 6 Recreation Area
Trailhead: 41.84448, -72.78737
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 67% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Gale Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Lucy Brook Pond 2.9 mi · ▲ 118 ft
- Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–King Philip's Cave, 3 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 722 ft
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