Bear Hill & Asylum Reservoir Number 2
4.9 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Bear Hill & Asylum Reservoir Number 2 is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Spiderweed Preserve near Lakeridge Heights, CT. The route passes Bear Hill and Asylum Reservoir Number 2. It climbs 507 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi397 – 669 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.51891, -72.59987
Nearest town Lakeridge Heights, CT
Directions
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Bear Hill & Asylum Reservoir Number 2
4.9 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 396–669 ft
Out & Back · Spiderweed Preserve
Trailhead: 41.51891, -72.59987
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 ftPass Bear Hill.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Asylum Reservoir Number 2.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Bear Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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