Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area
Asylum Reservoir Number 3 & Asylum Reservoir Number 2
6.1 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Asylum Reservoir Number 3 & Asylum Reservoir Number 2 is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area near Riverdale, CT. The route passes Asylum Reservoir Number 2 before reaching Asylum Reservoir Number 3 at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 809 ft. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Asylum Reservoir Number 3 & Asylum Reservoir Number 2
6.1 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 64–512 ft
Out & Back · Maromas Wildlife Mangement Area
Trailhead: 41.55407, -72.58223
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 2.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Asylum Reservoir Number 2.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Asylum Reservoir Number 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Bear Hill–Spiderweed Preserve Viewpoint, 3 summits 9.1 mi · ▲ 974 ft
- Seven Falls & Asylum Reservoir Number 2 via scramble bypass 12.9 mi · ▲ 1,752 ft
- Reservoir Road 4.4 mi · ▲ 608 ft
- Indian Hill–Asylum Reservoir Number 1, 3 summits 6 mi · ▲ 810 ft
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