1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
6. 0.4 miPass Gale Pond.
7. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
9. 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
10. 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
11. 150 ftPass King Philip's Cave.
12. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
15. 0.1 miReach Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
18. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
19. 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
20. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
21. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
23. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
24. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
26. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
27. 0.2 miArrive 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/talcott-mountain-state-park-viewpoint-talcott-mountain-state-park-viewpoint-out-back-5-viewpoints-11-km-c631