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Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond

5.3 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 58 min

City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near Turkey Hill, CT. The route passes Mason Pond before reaching City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 384 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 472 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.63905, -72.79405
Nearest town Turkey Hill, CT
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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond

5.3 mi · ▲ 384 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 186–471 ft

Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

Trailhead: 41.63905, -72.79405

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miPass Mason Pond.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 300 ftReach City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  29. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftArrive 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-out-back-4-viewpoints-9-km-8f02

Trail surface

18% paved82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:49 AMSunset 8:07 PM

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