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Asylum Reservoir Number 3 & Asylum Reservoir Number 2

2.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 50 min

Asylum Reservoir Number 3 & Asylum Reservoir Number 2 is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Riverdale, CT. The route passes Asylum Reservoir Number 2 before reaching Asylum Reservoir Number 3 at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi387 – 538 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.53472, -72.59882
Nearest town Riverdale, CT
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Asylum Reservoir Number 3 & Asylum Reservoir Number 2

2.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 50 min

Elevation 386–539 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.53472, -72.59882

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Asylum Reservoir Number 2.
  3. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Asylum Reservoir Number 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/asylum-reservoir-number-3-out-back

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

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