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 4.8 (5)
  1. Areas
  2. CT
  3. …South Central Connecticut
  4. …Hamden
  5. Sleeping Giant State Park
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“A short, family friendly hike in Sleeping Giant State Park that leads to a lookout tower. ”

Nate Laughton
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1.6

Miles

2.5

KM

Point to Point

725' 221 m

High

216' 66 m

Low

512' 156 m

Up

3' 1 m

Down

6%

Avg Grade (4°)

17%

Max Grade (10°)

Dogs Leashed

Features Views

Family Friendly Wide trail and easy grade. Tower at the top and good views.

Description

The Tower Trail is great for families and hikers of all ages. It starts from the southeastern parking lot and leads to the top of Mt. Carmel (739 feet). There you'll find an observation tower, built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration.

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Land Manager: Connecticut DEEP

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Nate Laughton with improvements by Daniel McCloskey and 1 other
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Trail Ratings

  4.8 from 5 votes

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in Sleeping Giant State Park

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#2

in Sleeping Giant State Park

#10

in Connecticut

#2,178

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View from the Tower
Jul 27, 2019 near Hamden, CT

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Dec 28, 2021
Daniel McCloskey
Jul 25, 2021
Daniel McCloskey
Oct 10, 2020
Joseph Bender
Beautiful autumn hike. Not too hard, but not too easy either! Brisk air, gorgeous foliage. Would hike again! 3.4mi — 1h 32m
Oct 12, 2019
L B
Cloudy 60F
Sep 10, 2019
Marc S
Jul 27, 2019
Adam Biondolillo
Feb 1, 2016
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