City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir

4.6 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 1 hr 59 min

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir is a 4.6-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, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 905 ft. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 709 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55986, -72.81058
Nearest town Meriden, CT

Directions

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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Elmere Reservoir

4.6 mi · ▲ 905 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 285–709 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.55986, -72.81058

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miPass Elmere Reservoir.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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