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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve near New Britain, CT. The route passes Mason Pond before reaching City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 390 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi187 – 558 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.64272, -72.80022
Nearest town New Britain, CT

Directions

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City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint & Mason Pond

4.8 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 186–558 ft

Out & Back · Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve

Trailhead: 41.64272, -72.80022

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Mason Pond.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miReach City of New Britain Public Watershed Lands Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 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

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