City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint before reaching Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 485 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi230 – 682 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.62824, -72.80388
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
Directions
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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint
2.7 mi · ▲ 485 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 228–683 ft
Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve
Trailhead: 41.62824, -72.80388
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:07 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftReach City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Intermittent Cascade Loop 1.3 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint 3 mi · ▲ 436 ft
- Wassel Reservoir & City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint 3.5 mi · ▲ 590 ft
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