Cargill Falls & Cargill Falls Reservoir via Putnam River Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Putnam, CT. The route passes Cargill Falls Reservoir before reaching Cargill Falls at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 272 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.89771, -71.90414
Nearest town Putnam, CT
Directions
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Cargill Falls & Cargill Falls Reservoir via Putnam River Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 56 min
Elevation 217–272 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.89771, -71.90414
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 6:50 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Putnam River Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftPass Cargill Falls Reservoir.
- 400 ftReach Cargill Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
50% paved3% boardwalk2% dirt45% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 6:50 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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