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Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Wassel Reservoir Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 56 min

City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Wassel Reservoir Loop is a 2.3-mile loop in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Wassel Reservoir, City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint and City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint. It climbs 338 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi305 – 630 ft · steepest grade: 21%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62836, -72.81799
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Wassel Reservoir Loop

2.3 mi · ▲ 338 ft · 56 min

Elevation 306–629 ft

Loop · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

Trailhead: 41.62836, -72.81799

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftPass Wassel Reservoir.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 500 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/city-of-new-britain-public-watershed-lands-viewpoint-city-of-new-britain-public-watershed-lands-viewpoint-loop-6-viewpoints-4-km-5913

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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