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City of New London Public Watershed Lands

Barnes Reservoir

4.4 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Barnes Reservoir is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in City of New London Public Watershed Lands near Four Corners, CT. The route reaches Barnes Reservoir. It climbs 427 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 597 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.46585, -72.20459
Nearest town Four Corners, CT
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Barnes Reservoir

4.4 mi · ▲ 427 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 201–598 ft

Out & Back · City of New London Public Watershed Lands

Trailhead: 41.46585, -72.20459

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:04 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 0.9 miPass Barnes Reservoir.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 250 ftReach Barnes Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 1.3 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/chapel-hill-barnes-reservoir-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F62°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity78%
Rained 2.2″ yesterday (3.4″ 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 76°63°
Thu 87°69°
Fri 90°70° 20%
Sat 89°68° 27%
Sun 90°67° 16%
Mon 93°70°

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