Sweetcake Mountain Lake Reserve — Attraction in New Fairfield

Slightly tricky to find the trail head . We had given up following the Google Maps we arrived at a sign the said, "Private Road - No trespassing". We turned around and found we had driven past the trail head (originally on our left) less then a quarter mile back.

There is a steep, short, and easily walkable trail up to wonderful overlooks of Candlewood Lake. Follow the white painted blazes through the woods. There were a few places where we lost them and had to backtrack. I would recommend following them past the overlook into a lovely patch of woods, past the memorial inscription where the trail loops back to the trail down.

On a late Friday morning, there was no one else there (save the birds and a white-tailed doe) and the woods were peaceful and serene. We walked slowly and did the round trip in...

Little gem in New Fairfield... Lost the white blazes on the way up (my fault) and ended up bushwacking a bit. No big deal... The view over the lake from the top is magnificent! Coming down...a piece of cake (pun...

Sweetcake Mountain has some great views of the lake below! The trails leading up to the views can be a little confusing. I would consider this trail to be considered moderate and may be a challenge without...