Best hikes in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

Ambleway maps 7 hikes in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve, from a 1.3-mile walk to a 7.2-mile day out. 6 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Wassel Reservoir Loop. The biggest climb is Wassel Reservoir–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 6 lakes, gaining 999 ft, and the network tops out at 765 ft.

• Lower Hart Pond & City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint Loop 1.3 mi · ▲ 228 ft
• Intermittent Cascade Loop 1.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
• City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Wassel Reservoir Loop 2.3 mi · ▲ 338 ft
• Ragged Mountain–City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, 5 viewpoints 2.5 mi · ▲ 619 ft
• City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint 2.7 mi · ▲ 485 ft
• Wassel Reservoir–Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint, 6 lakes 7.2 mi · ▲ 999 ft
• Mason Pond & Shuttle Meadow Pond 4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft