Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–King Philip's Cave, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 763 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–King Philip's Cave, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Talcott Mountain State Park near Case Corner, CT. The route passes Gale Pond and King Philip's Cave before reaching Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 763 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint–King Philip's Cave, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 763 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 264–818 ft
Out & Back · Talcott Mountain State Park
Trailhead: 41.84879, -72.77520
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Gale Pond.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass King Philip's Cave.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading N.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Talcott Mountain State Park Viewpoint & Gale Pond 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,091 ft
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