Sleeping Giant is a staple of New Haven hiking located about 10 miles from downtown. The mountain is about 2 miles long with 30 miles of hiking trails crisscrossing the park. The Tower Trail is the park’s most popular 1.5 mile out and back hike. It is a wide, easy trail good for dogs and kids with a beautiful overlook from the Tower at the top.
Additionally, Rebecca Slotkin recommends the white and blue trails: “These are beautiful and surprisingly challenging hikes with a few hidden scrambles. You can combine them for a nice longer loop. Stop in the sunshine on one of the bare rock overlooks and breath in how far away you can feel from it all.”
Stop in the sunshine on one of the bare rock overlooks and breath in how far away you can feel from it all.
Rebecca Slotkin
Faiza Yasin says: "Skip the main tower walking path and do the steeper blue trail to white trail for a little rock scramble and climb, also takes you to the top tower look-out and then you can take the main trail back down to the parking lot."