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City of New London Public Watershed Lands

Barnes Reservoir

2.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 46 min

Barnes Reservoir is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in City of New London Public Watershed Lands near Chesterfield, CT. The route reaches Barnes Reservoir at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi203 – 299 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.44755, -72.21773
Nearest town Chesterfield, CT
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Barnes Reservoir

2.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 46 min

Elevation 205–299 ft

Out & Back · City of New London Public Watershed Lands

Trailhead: 41.44755, -72.21773

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 79°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftReach Barnes Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 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/barnes-reservoir-out-back-3-km-e2c5

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 79°F62°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity81%
Rained 2.1″ yesterday (3.3″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:04 PM
Wed 78°63°
Thu 89°71°
Fri 91°71° 19%
Sat 90°70° 26%
Sun 91°69° 15%
Mon 95°71°

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