Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 4 viewpoints is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near North Bloomfield, CT. The route passes Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint, Lake Louise and Gale Pond before reaching Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 1,941 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi272 – 909 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.88183, -72.76627
Nearest town North Bloomfield, CT
Directions
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Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 4 viewpoints
11.3 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft · 4 hr 44 min
Elevation 273–908 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.88183, -72.76627
Weather Aug 5: Overcast, high 81°F / low 59° · precip 3% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftPass Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1 miPass Lake Louise.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Gale Pond.
- 0.1 miTurn 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.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
71% dirt15% gravel2% grass2% paved10% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 81°F59°
Precip3%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 1.6″ 2 days ago (3.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Thu
85°68°
50%
Fri
94°71°
64%
Sat
92°70°
41%
Sun
93°69°
16%
Mon
93°70°
16%
Tue
85°70°
23%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Bloomfield to Tariffville Multi-Use Viewpoint 2.5 mi · ▲ 547 ft
- Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint & Lake Louise 4.3 mi · ▲ 668 ft
- Marion K Wilcox Park Viewpoint–Penwood Pond, 3 lakes 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,163 ft
- Hartford Reservoir Number 6–Gale Pond, 4 lakes 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
- Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 4 viewpoints 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,788 ft
- Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 4 viewpoints 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,847 ft
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