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
Directions
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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 Sep 20: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 75% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 6:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mirror Lake.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach City of Meriden Watershed Reserve Land Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
29% dirt71% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 63°F57°
Precip75%Wind3 mphUV1Humidity97%
Rained 3.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:54 PM
Mon
67°56°
24%
Tue
63°50°
21%
Wed
65°47°
Thu
66°43°
17%
Fri
63°47°
37%
Sat
61°52°
37%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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