Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint
1.7 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 52 min
Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint is a 1.7-mile out-and-back in Hazen Park near Alsop Corner, CT. The route reaches Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It climbs 584 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi266 – 846 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.82082, -72.81095
Nearest town Alsop Corner, CT
Directions
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Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint
1.7 mi · ▲ 584 ft · 52 min
Elevation 267–845 ft
Out & Back · Hazen Park
Trailhead: 41.82082, -72.81095
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 6:52 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 350 ftReach Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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
2% boardwalk98% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 6:52 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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