Sleeping Giant State Park Travel Information (Hamden, CT)

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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail (Distance: 1.4 mi) Running north from the Yale University campus in New Haven through the heart of Connecticut, the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail comprises several distinct segments totaling 40 miles of rail-trail. Wh...

Hartford, CT - Rail-Trails - length:40 mi

Sleeping Giant Trail (Distance: 1.7 mi) Take a moment to soak up the scenery, for the trail ahead traverses some of the most difficult, and beautiful, terrain in Connecticut. In fact, much of the trail more closely resembles New Hampshire’s...

Hamden, CT - Hiking - length:3.2 mi

Sleeping Giant State Park (Distance: 1.8 mi) Eight miles NE of New Haven. The two hiking loops chosen to represent this award-winning trail system travel mixed hardwood forest and picturesque mountain laurel groves, topping rocky outcrops and c...

New Haven, CT - Hiking - length:6 mi

Sleeping Giant State Park (Distance: 1.8 mi) Stand atop a reclining giant and walk the first trails in Connecticut to be designated National Recreational Trails by the US Department of Interior. Wander through woods that once provided for the Qu...

Hamden, CT - Hiking - length:2.3 mi

Sleeping Giant Trail (Distance: 1.8 mi) To appreciate the Sleeping Giant, you must view him from a distance. If you look north from New Haven harbor, you’ll see him lying on his back with his head to the west and his feet facing east. Accor...

Hamden, CT - Hiking - length:4.2 mi

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Laurel View Laurel View Country Club Public, 18 holes 6924 yards, par 72 1.9 miles from center of Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant Sleeping Giant Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2671 yards, par 35 2.9 miles from center of Sleeping Giant State Park

New Haven New Haven Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6580 yards, par 71 3.6 miles from center of Sleeping Giant State Park

Tradition The Tradition Golf Club At Wallingford Public, 18 holes 6057 yards, par 70 4.9 miles from center of Sleeping Giant State Park

Farms The Farms Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6740 yards, par 72 5.3 miles from center of Sleeping Giant State Park

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