SLEEPING GIANT STATE PARK - Eastern Blue with Green and Green/Yellow Connec
Details
Activity Type: Hiking, Local Walks, & Trail Running | Hiking
Difficulty: 5 - Vigorous
Trip Leader(s): Mary Anne Hardy
Registration Type: Registration
Please Click Here to RSVP and complete ALL the steps to register: https://activities.outdoors.org/a5UVX000001GeqX
Audience: Everyone
Description: A 6.5 mile loop with 1000 feet of elevation covering the Eastern Part of the Blue Trail and parts of the Green Trail with the Green/Yellow Connectors. Registration requested but not required. We will meet at the Chestnut Lane entrance of Sleeping Giant at 8:45 AM and start the hike promptly at 9:00 AM. Inclement weather cancels. Please note that the trails at Sleeping Giant can be very rocky with some scrambling parts (both up & down). Sturdy hiking shoes with good grippy soles are a must. We plan to hike at a rigorous pace for the terrain (2+ mph) and these trails have uneven footing with some challenging rocky sections. Bring water and snacks/lunch. No dogs. You can access trail maps at this link: https://sgpa.org/trails-maps/ (both pdf and GPS-enabled maps) Leader - Mary Anne Hardy email hardy.bujalski@gmail.com, mobile # 203 376 8791 (text only, unknown callers are blocked)
Google maps location - search Sleeping Giant East Parking. (There are NO restrooms at our start location).
Note: This is hike #5 in the Giant Master hike challenge. You don’t have to be participating in the challenge to attend this hike. If you are interested in the challenge - check out this link: https://sgpa.org/giant-master/ . There are six hikes in total to complete all the trails. If you are doing the challenge, here is the information for your Giant Master Log: Today’s hike completes section VII of the Blue Trail, and Both Green/Yellow Connectors (it also covers parts of the Green and Yellow Trails which we did in full in previous hikes in the challenge series).
Driving directions: From route 10/Whitney Avenue in Hamden turn onto Mt. Carmel Avenue. Pass the main entrance to the park (it will be on your left). Continue for 2.1 miles from Whitney Ave and turn left onto Chestnut Lane. Follow Chestnut Lane for 0.7 miles to a small parking area with a trail kiosk (note the road curves around to the left at one point, keep following it). There is plenty of on-street parking.
Reminder: Please click the RSVP link above to register! Joining on meet up does not register you for the hike.