City of New London Public Watershed Lands
Chapel Hill & Barnes Reservoir
6.3 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Chapel Hill & Barnes Reservoir is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in City of New London Public Watershed Lands near Chesterfield, CT. The route passes Barnes Reservoir before reaching Chapel Hill at the turnaround, 3.1 miles in. It climbs 617 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Chapel Hill & Barnes Reservoir
6.3 mi · ▲ 617 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 201–605 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.5 miPass Barnes Reservoir.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach Chapel Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Barnes Reservoir 2.1 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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