City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 2 hr 5 min

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir is a 5-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Meriden, CT. The route passes Elmere Reservoir before reaching City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 830 ft. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi243 – 646 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55971, -72.80210
Nearest town Meriden, CT

Directions

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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 830 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 242–647 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.55971, -72.80210

Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 64°F / low 58° · precip 74% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miPass Elmere Reservoir.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  26. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

19% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Light rainTemperature 64°F58°
Precip74%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 3.5″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 1% rain3 AM: 3% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 1% rain6 AM: 6% rain7 AM: 6% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 28% rain10 AM: 56% rain11 AM: 62% rain12 PM: 73% rain1 PM: 74% rain2 PM: 50% rain3 PM: 46% rain4 PM: 46% rain5 PM: 43% rain6 PM: 47% rain7 PM: 40% rain8 PM: 38% rain9 PM: 24% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 35% rain
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon 65°56° 25%
Tue 59°50° 21%
Wed 66°47°
Thu 66°43° 17%
Fri 63°48° 36%
Sat 62°52° 36%

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