Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Penwood State Park near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Gale Pond and Penwood State Park Viewpoint before reaching Lake Louise at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 1,117 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi417 – 817 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.83961, -72.79250
Nearest town Case Corner, CT
Directions
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Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,117 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 416–818 ft
Out & Back · Penwood State Park
Trailhead: 41.83961, -72.79250
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 67% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Gale Pond.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Penwood State Park Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Louise.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Penwood State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
89% dirt9% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
Light rainTemperature 62°F56°
Precip67%Wind6 mphUV0Humidity99%
Rained 2.7″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
66°54°
28%
Tue
63°46°
19%
Wed
65°45°
Thu
65°42°
17%
Fri
64°48°
31%
Sat
61°50°
29%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Penwood State Park Viewpoint–Gale Pond, 3 lakes 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,398 ft
- Gale Pond 3.2 mi · ▲ 788 ft
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