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.
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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 Aug 4: Rain showers, high 77°F / low 67° · precip 98% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:48 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Asylum Reservoir Number 2.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 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.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 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.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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