Sleeping Giant State Park, Tower Trail, Hamden, CT

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Six trails run through this park, but if you’re looking for views of New Haven and Long Island Sound, take the 3-mile roundtrip Tower Trail to the stone observation tower.

Level: Easy | Distance from Boston: 126 miles
Hamden, CT, 203-287-5658, website.

Photo by Jonathan Kozowyk for Boston Magazine

Photo by Jonathan Kozowyk for Boston Magazine

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