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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Mirror Lake

4.7 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 1 hr 54 min

City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Mirror Lake is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land near Pratts Corner, CT. The route passes Mirror Lake before reaching City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 663 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 965 ft · steepest grade: 33%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55010, -72.83203
Nearest town Pratts Corner, CT
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City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint & Mirror Lake

4.7 mi · ▲ 663 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 313–966 ft

Out & Back · City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land

Trailhead: 41.55010, -72.83203

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/city-of-meriden-watershed-reserve-land-viewpoint-mirror-lake-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-3cb6

Trail surface

29% dirt71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:07 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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