City of New London Public Watershed Lands
Chapel Hill & Barnes Reservoir
2.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Chapel Hill & Barnes Reservoir is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in City of New London Public Watershed Lands near Four Corners, CT. The route passes Chapel Hill before reaching Barnes Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 400 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Chapel Hill & Barnes Reservoir
2.8 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 226–605 ft
Out & Back · City of New London Public Watershed Lands
Trailhead: 41.46814, -72.20397
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 5:47 AM · sunset 8:04 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Chapel Hill.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Barnes Reservoir.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Chapel Hill, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 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.
- 300 ftTurn left, 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.
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- Barnes Reservoir 4.4 mi · ▲ 427 ft
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