Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Hoskins, CT. The route passes Lake Louise and Gale Pond before reaching Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,489 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi377 – 955 ft10.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.87837, -72.77246
Nearest town Hoskins, CT
Directions
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Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes
9.6 mi · ▲ 1,489 ft · 3 hr 57 min
Elevation 379–956 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.87837, -72.77246
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Lake Louise.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Gale Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 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
78% dirt17% gravel2% paved3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Penwood Pond & Lake Louise 5.7 mi · ▲ 1,187 ft
- Little Phillip Mountain–Reservoir 6 Recreation Area Viewpoint, 4 lakes 7.6 mi · ▲ 1,134 ft
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