City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 3 hr 18 min
City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Crooked Brook Pond and Elmere Reservoir before reaching City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 1,126 ft. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint–Elmere Reservoir, 3 lakes
8.2 mi · ▲ 1,126 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 209–709 ft
Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land
Trailhead: 41.59533, -72.77754
Weather Sep 20: Light rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 76% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Crooked Brook Pond.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 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 SW.
- 0.4 miPass Elmere Reservoir.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Merimere Reservoir–Elmere Reservoir, 4 lakes 7.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Beaver Pond–Crooked Brook Pond, 3 lakes 4.2 mi · ▲ 498 ft
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