Bradley Mountain–Crescent Lake, 4 viewpoints is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Crescent Lake Park near Plainville, CT. The route passes Crescent Lake, Crescent Lake Park Viewpoint, Bradley Mountain and City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint. It climbs 490 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi423 – 676 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65650, -72.84535
Nearest town Plainville, CT
Directions
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Bradley Mountain–Crescent Lake, 4 viewpoints
2.7 mi · ▲ 490 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 423–676 ft
Out & Back · Crescent Lake Park
Trailhead: 41.65650, -72.84535
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Crescent Lake.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftPass Crescent Lake Park Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Bradley Mountain.
- 50 ftPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
9% dirt91% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
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