Young Preserve Viewpoint
5.5 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Young Preserve Viewpoint is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Hartman Park near Salem, CT. The route reaches Young Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 450 ft. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Young Preserve Viewpoint
5.5 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 2 hr 3 min
Elevation 186–434 ft
Out & Back · Hartman Park
Trailhead: 41.45065, -72.26810
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Young Preserve Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 2 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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