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Great Hollow and Lower Overlook Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
Connecticut

Great Hollow and Lower Overlook Loop

New Fairfield, Connecticut

4.0 mi

Distance

971 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Great Hollow and Lower Overlook Loop is a loop trail in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. It is 4 miles long and gains 971 feet. The nearest town is Putnam Lake, New York, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:154 ft
Max:350 ft
Gain:296 ft
Loss:296 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 154 ft and 350 ft across 4.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.154 ft219 ft285 ft350 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.0 mi3.0 mi4.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi163 ft
High point1.5 mi350 ft
End4.0 mi163 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Putnam Lake, NY · in or next to town
County:
Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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