![]() There are superb views of Long Island Sound and of New Haven which looks small and quaint below. Reaching the overlook takes about 15 to 20 minutes - So, it is not that rigorous of a trail, and the hand rail helps immensely. Be careful on the rocks - they are quite slippery, and can easily come loose as well. The Giant Steps was a wonderful full body work out. ![]() You can also take the windy road if you are not athletic enough for the Giant Steps. And that is the trail to the summit and Soldiers & Sailors monument. cross the windy road twice and then the little trail that isn't marked but has big steps and a handrail - the would be the Big Steps trail. ![]() Take the white and yellow marked trail part ways up the hill. The East Rock website claims that the Giant Steps trail is marked with red paint splotches. Connecticuters don't believe in road signs, so there is no reason to start believing in marked trails. I am getting pretty good at navigating poorly marked trails as I explore Connecticut. I turned off Whitney Avenue and onto East Rock road and crossed the Mill River, then took a right on Farnam Drive and parked near the Giant Steps trail head North of Rice Field. This is the field where Eli Whitney set up his arms and ammo mill and conceived the industrial revolution with his interchangeable parts and machines that ran from the mills he erected in the aptly named Mill River. ![]() The park reaches out beneath the rock like a plantation - with a long shaded drive that acts as a promenade. I drove through the tunnel under West Rock on The Merrit and approached East Rock from Hamden. ![]()
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