City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Hallmere Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 16 min

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Hallmere Reservoir is a 5-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint before reaching Hallmere Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,190 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi335 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.56834, -72.84942
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT

Directions

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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Hallmere Reservoir

5 mi · ▲ 1,190 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 334–966 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.56834, -72.84942

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:07 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftPass City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint.
  6. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miPass Hallmere Reservoir.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 300 ftBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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