Talcott Mountain State Park – Heublein Tower – Penwood State Park
11 Miles
05/14/2011
For this hike we combined two shorter sections of the trail. In the CT Walk book The Talcott Mtn – Heublein Tower Section is 5.6 Miles, and then the Penwood State Park hike is 5.3 Miles.
Overall this was a really nice hike but it was definitely tiring. There are a lot of ups and downs so I don’t recommend combining these two sections unless you’re feeling particularly energetic.
Also, we were disappointed to find that the hours for the Tower listed in the CT Walk Book are no longer valid. We had been hoping to climb to the top but the tower wasn’t open when we hiked in.
Current Heublein Tower Hours: Thursday through Sunday from 10am to 5pm from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day. From Labor Day through the end of October, the Tower is open daily from 10am to 5pm.
Happy Trails!!
~Molasses
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