White Mountain–Hurd State Park Viewpoint, 4 summits is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Hurd State Park near Maromas, CT. The route passes White Mountain, Hurd State Park Viewpoint and Carlson Pond. It climbs 721 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi3 – 404 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.52983, -72.53730
Nearest town Maromas, CT
Directions
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White Mountain–Hurd State Park Viewpoint, 4 summits
5.9 mi · ▲ 721 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 5–402 ft
Out & Back · Hurd State Park
Trailhead: 41.52983, -72.53730
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:06 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Clarkhurst Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach White Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miPass White Mountain.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Hurd State Park Viewpoint.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftPass Carlson Pond.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.4 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
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.6″ yesterday (2.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:06 PM
Wed
79°63°
Thu
88°69°
17%
Fri
94°71°
31%
Sat
92°70°
36%
Sun
93°70°
19%
Mon
95°72°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 13 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Split Rock–Hurd State Park Viewpoint Loop, 3 summits 2.8 mi · ▲ 471 ft
- White Mountain–Hurd State Park Viewpoint Loop, 3 summits 3.1 mi · ▲ 337 ft
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