ABOUT THE PARK:
West Rock Ridge State Park - Connecticut Department of Energy as well as Environmental Protection
Regicides Trail - Connecticut Forest as well as Park Association
West Rock User Guide - West Rock Trails
DIRECTIONS:
GPS Coordinates 41.360028, -72.965098
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| Lake Wintergreen Parking |
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| Main gate unopen inwards the winter. |
TRAIL MAP:
West Rock Ridge State Park Map - Connecticut Department of Energy as well as Environmental Protection
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HIKE DISTANCE: fourteen miles
THE HIKE:
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| Driving inwards northbound on the Wilbur Cross Parkway the tunnel goes correct nether West Rock Ridge State Park where nosotros would travel hiking upwardly along the ridge. |
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| Under West Rock Ridge State Park. |
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| At the Wintergreen Lake parking lot ... |
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| ... ruddy turns left on a broad gravel route merely afterwards the gate. |
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| Coming upwardly on the Lake Wintergreen dam. |
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| Lake Wintergreen |
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| Red veers left below the dam; red/white takes the higher route over the dam. In retrospect, red/white would get got had views of the lake as well as it meets dorsum upwardly amongst ruddy hence it mightiness get got been a improve choice. |
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| Coming upwardly on the Wilbur Cross Parkway where nosotros had come upwardly out of the tunnel. |
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| At the primary commons entrance, ruddy turns left towards the footling edifice ... |
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| ... as well as then merely beyond that edifice enters the woods to the right. |
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| Red becomes rockier as well as steeper ... |
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| ... every bit it climbs upwardly to views. |
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| New Haven |
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| Sleeping Giant State Park |
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| These steps atomic number 82 to ... |
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| ... a huge parking lot which is nigh probable packed inwards the summertime when the primary entrance is opened upwardly to traffic. |
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| Long Island Sound inwards the distance. |
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| Red ends at the far side of the parking lot as well as bluish begins. |
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| When bluish comes out on a paved circle, to the correct ... |
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| Judges Cave |
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| To reckon it now, doesn't expect similar a rattling skillful hiding house since it sticks out similar a sore thumb. I would promise it was to a greater extent than concealed dorsum inwards the day. |
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| Heading dorsum into the woods. |
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| Several other trails along the agency which tin brand for shorter loops. |
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| Tunnel Vent |
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| Back on function yesteryear of the tunnel looking downward at the Wilbur Cross Parkway. |
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| Konolds Pond |
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| The bluish Regicides Trail gets pretty rugged for quite a stretch. |
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| It every bit good runs VERY merely about the edge. |
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| Brodie is non a fan of existence hence merely about the border hence he proceeded nether duress a few times. |
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| The gravel route comes into stance oft as well as it is quite tempting to larn out the rockiness as well as caput over in that place where the residuum of the globe is walking but preferring the solitude of the to a greater extent than rugged trail, that is where nosotros stayed. |
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| Powercut views. |
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| Lake Watrous |
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| The bluish trail becomes smoother as well as crosses over to the eastward side for a bit. |
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| Back over on the due west side, looking dorsum at the ridge nosotros had merely hiked. |
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| And taking a break. |
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| Back over on the eastward side 1 time to a greater extent than ... |
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| ... amongst views of Farm Brook Pond. |
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| A correct on ruddy ... |
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| ... to a improve overlook of Farm Brook Pond. |
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| Red switchbacks downward ... |
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| ... crosses a champaign ... |
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| ... as well as then follows along Farm Brook Pond. |
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| A long stretch of gravel road. |
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| A rattling curt route walk ... |
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| ... earlier ruddy turns left into the woods every bit a footpath. |
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| So impressed that he walks correct over the grate. |
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| It's a broad dirt route for a dyad of miles ... |
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| ... all the agency dorsum to Wintergreen Lake. |
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| People H2O ice skating at the far halt of Lake Wintergreen. |
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| Back at the parking lot merely earlier sunset. |