City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir
6.1 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 2 hr 23 min
City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Elmere Reservoir before reaching City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 690 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir
6.1 mi · ▲ 690 ft · 2 hr 23 min
Elevation 260–647 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.58683, -72.78706
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Elmere Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Elmere Reservoir via Old Metacomet 4.6 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes 5.9 mi · ▲ 463 ft
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