Heublein Tower

Great hike with great Views and a cool end point

Great hike with beautiful views! We took the 1.4 mile hike up to the tower. Tower is only open Fridays through Monday so we weren’t able to go in. Very good hike, steep at first then levels off. Gr...

Great Thanksgiving Hike

I made a little bit of room in my eating pants on Thanksgiving day taking this short hike up Talcott Mountain. While it is not strenuous the path, it has an angle. It was nice to see lots of famili...

A must visit...Amazing views, beautiful Tower/home atop of the mountain!!

First hike up to Heublein Tower and no regrets! It was a beautiful sunny day(March 18th, 2021) and the views from the top of mountain were amazing. It may be a little difficult first 20 mins or so f...

Looks nice but...

Why do state parks allow you to hike up to the top anytime during the day, but lock the gate to drive up? I was just there to try and drive up. Don’t say Covid or social distancing, because for one, i...

A unique mountaintop history of Connecticut!

Been hiking to the Tower for many many (40) years. The ridge trail is shorter and a little more challenging. Hiked to the tower when it was closed (before State restoration). During the 1970's & 1980'...