Young Preserve Viewpoint
5.3 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Young Preserve Viewpoint is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Nehantic State Forest near Silver Falls, CT. The route reaches Young Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Young Preserve Viewpoint
5.3 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 232–446 ft
Out & Back · Nehantic State Forest
Trailhead: 41.43692, -72.26351
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Young Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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